Shloka 59
Protection of Brāhmaṇas
तयोरेव वचः श्रुत्वा स मुनिः करुणार्णवः । दत्वाशिषं च तौ विप्र जगाम निजमाश्रमम्
tayoreva vacaḥ śrutvā sa muniḥ karuṇārṇavaḥ | datvāśiṣaṃ ca tau vipra jagāma nijamāśramam
तयोर्वचः श्रुत्वा स मुनिः करुणार्णवः। तौ विप्रौ आशिषा सम्यक् प्रीत्या समनुगृह्य च निजमाश्रमं जगाम॥
Narrator (contextual voice addressing 'vipra'); specific speaker not identifiable from this single verse alone
Concept: Sādhu-saṅga and a saint’s blessing (āśīrvāda) seal spiritual progress and restore order after hearing a supplication.
Application: Seek counsel from compassionate elders/teachers; conclude requests with gratitude; offer blessings and goodwill before withdrawing from conflict or negotiation.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: forest
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A compassionate sage, eyes softened with mercy, listens to two petitioners and raises his right hand in blessing. After the benediction, he turns toward a leaf-thatched hermitage path, the forest quieting as if the very air has been sanctified by his words.","primary_figures":["compassionate muni (sage)","two petitioners (couple or supplicants)"],"setting":"forest hermitage with kuśa grass, a small yajña-vedi, clay water-pot, and flowering vines around a thatched hut","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["sandalwood beige","leaf green","ochre","smoke gray","lotus pink"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a serene muni seated on a low wooden plank before a small hermitage shrine, right palm raised in āśīrvāda mudrā toward two kneeling devotees; gold leaf halo around the sage, rich vermilion and emerald textiles, gem-studded ornaments on the devotees, stylized banana leaves and temple-lamp motifs framing the āśrama scene.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate sage with refined features blessing two humble petitioners beside a stream near a thatched kuṭīra; cool greens and soft browns, lyrical forest with slender trees, distant hills, fine linework on garments, gentle atmospheric perspective and quiet devotional intimacy.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, the muni with large expressive eyes and ochre skin tone, blessing gesture emphasized; background of stylized forest creepers and a simple āśrama shrine, red-yellow-green palette with rhythmic floral borders and lamp-lit sanctity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: devotional āśrama tableau framed by intricate floral borders and lotus motifs; the sage blessing devotees under a canopy of stylized trees, peacocks at the edges, deep indigo ground with gold highlights, temple-bell and garland patterns suggesting sacred narration."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["forest birds","soft wind in leaves","temple bells (distant)","silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तयोरेव = तयोः + एव; दत्वाशिषं = दत्वा + आशिषम्; निजमाश्रमम् = निजम् + आश्रमम्.
FAQs
It highlights the compassionate conduct of a sage: he listens, blesses the seekers, and then returns to his disciplined life in the āśrama.
‘Vipra’ is a respectful address to a brāhmaṇa (often the listener in a frame dialogue). The exact individual cannot be confirmed from this verse alone.
The epithet emphasizes the ideal r̥ṣi character in Purāṇic literature—one who responds to requests with empathy and benevolent guidance, expressed here through a blessing.