Shloka 183
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
लोभकामजिदद्रोहो मद्भक्तो वैष्णवः स्मृतः । संप्रीतोहं गुणैरेषां तिष्ठाम्यावसथे मुदा
lobhakāmajidadroho madbhakto vaiṣṇavaḥ smṛtaḥ | saṃprītohaṃ guṇaireṣāṃ tiṣṭhāmyāvasathe mudā
लोभकामजितः अद्रोहः मद्भक्तः वैष्णवः स्मृतः। एषां गुणैः संप्रीतोऽहं, तेषामावसथे मुदा तिष्ठामि।
Vishnu (implied first-person 'aham' describing His own dwelling with devotees)
Concept: A Vaiṣṇava is defined by inner conquest of greed and lust, absence of malice, and devotion; such purity attracts the Lord’s joyful indwelling.
Application: Work on one concrete anartha daily (greed, lust, resentment); pair it with a bhakti practice (japa, nāma-kīrtana, pūjā) so the home becomes calmer and more sacred.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Viṣṇu’s presence is felt as a warm, joyful radiance filling a devotee’s modest home—walls glowing as if the house itself is a sanctum. A Vaiṣṇava householder stands with calm eyes and an untroubled heart, while subtle shadows of greed and lust dissolve like smoke at the threshold.","primary_figures":["Vishnu (as radiant indwelling presence)","ideal Vaiṣṇava devotee (householder)"],"setting":"A simple home altar with śālagrāma or Viṣṇu image, tulasī pot optional, clean floor with rangoli, conch and bell; the doorway symbolically guarded by virtue.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["golden amber","sapphire blue","cream white","vermillion","forest green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Viṣṇu seated or appearing as a radiant aura within a devotee’s home shrine, gold leaf flooding the scene; the devotee stands with folded hands, subdued symbolic forms of lobha and kāma fading at the doorway; rich reds/greens, gem-studded ornaments, ornate arch and embossed halos.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a lyrical domestic interior at dawn, soft light entering, the devotee near a small shrine; Viṣṇu’s presence suggested by a delicate luminous cloud or faint figure; cool refined palette, intricate textiles, gentle naturalism and quiet joy.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Viṣṇu as a bold central figure with luminous aura inside a home-temple hybrid, devotee at the side; thick black outlines, natural pigments, stylized eyes, strong red-yellow-green fields, ornamental borders emphasizing sacred enclosure.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a home transformed into a Nathdwara-like devotional stage—central Viṣṇu aura framed by lotus and floral borders, lamps and conches as repeating motifs; deep blues and gold, intricate patterns, symbolic vices depicted as small fading figures outside the threshold."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["conch shell","temple bells","soft kirtan hum","morning birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मद्भक्तो = मत् + भक्तः; संप्रीतोहं = सम्प्रीतः + अहम्; गुणैरेषां = गुणैः + एषाम्; तिष्ठाम्यावसथे = तिष्ठामि + आवसथे.
FAQs
A Vaiṣṇava is described as one who has conquered greed (lobha) and lust (kāma), is free from malice (adroha), and is devoted to Vishnu (mad-bhakta).
It teaches that devotion is inseparable from inner transformation—devotion to Vishnu is validated by ethical purity and self-mastery, not merely by external identity.
The verse links spiritual attainment with moral discipline: overcoming craving and hostility makes one fit for divine presence, symbolized by Vishnu ‘dwelling’ in such a person’s home.