Shloka 42
Narration of the Greatness of Harivāsara
Ekādaśī, the Day Sacred to Hari
यो यच्छति हरेरग्रे प्रदीपं भक्तिभावतः । हरेर्द्दिने र्द्विजश्रेष्ठ पुण्यसंख्या न विद्यते
yo yacchati hareragre pradīpaṃ bhaktibhāvataḥ | harerddine rdvijaśreṣṭha puṇyasaṃkhyā na vidyate
హే ద్విజశ్రేష్ఠా! భక్తిభావంతో హరి సమక్షంలో దీపం సమర్పించే వానికి, హరి దినమున పొందే పుణ్యానికి లెక్క లేదు।
Unspecified narrator/sage addressing a brāhmaṇa ("dvijaśreṣṭha")
Concept: A small offering (lamp) made with bhakti on Hari’s day yields immeasurable merit—intention (bhāva) transforms the act.
Application: On Ekādaśī, light a ghee lamp before Viṣṇu (or at home shrine), offer prayers, and let the light symbolize inner vigilance and ethical clarity.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: temple
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Inside a Viṣṇu temple on Ekādaśī, a devotee offers a bright ghee lamp before the dark-stone icon, and the flame’s halo expands into concentric rings of light filled with tiny lotus motifs, suggesting immeasurable puṇya. The sanctum glows with reflected gold, while priests and pilgrims stand in hushed reverence.","primary_figures":["Vishnu (arcā-mūrti)","devotee offering lamp","optional: temple priest (dvija)"],"setting":"South Indian-style temple sanctum with carved pillars, brass lamps, garlands, and conch-disc emblems; crowd kept minimal to preserve intimacy.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["flame orange","antique gold","stone black","vermilion red","jasmine white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Vishnu arcā-mūrti in sanctum with heavy gold leaf prabhā, ornate arch, gem-studded ornaments; foreground devotee holding a ghee lamp, multiple brass lamps around, rich reds/greens, embossed gold on flame halos and temple jewelry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate shrine scene with delicate lamp glow, refined facial expressions of devotion, soft shadows on carved pillars; warm amber light against cool stone tones, subtle lotus patterns in the aura.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized Vishnu icon with bold outlines, rhythmic lamp flames, warm red-yellow palette; devotee in añjali holding dīpa, temple-wall aesthetic with floral borders and conch-disc motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central Vishnu icon framed by an ornate border of lotuses and lamps; repeated dīpa motifs forming a mandala of light, deep blue background with gold highlights, symmetrical composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["brass bell chimes","lamp flame hiss","soft conch (single)","low temple ambience"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: हरेरग्रे = हरेः + अग्रे; हरेर्द्दिने = हरेः + दिने; (पाठे) र्द्विजश्रेष्ठ = (पदच्छेदे) द्विजश्रेष्ठ
FAQs
It recommends offering a lamp (pradīpa / dīpa) before Hari (Viṣṇu) with sincere devotional feeling.
It says the merit (puṇya) gained is immeasurable—its “count” cannot be determined.
Simple acts of worship, when done with genuine bhakti (devotional intent), are taught to yield great spiritual merit beyond calculable reward.