Shloka 5
The Establishment of Vāmana at Kānyakubja and the Sanctification of Setu
रसवंतः प्रभूताश्च वासांसि विविधानि च । अकृष्टपच्या पृथिवी निःसपत्ना महात्मनः
rasavaṃtaḥ prabhūtāśca vāsāṃsi vividhāni ca | akṛṣṭapacyā pṛthivī niḥsapatnā mahātmanaḥ
రసవంతమైన భక్ష్యాలు, నానావిధ వస్త్రాలు సమృద్ధిగా ఉండెను; భూమి దున్నకుండానే పంటనిచ్చెను, ఆ మహాత్మునికి ఆమె నిర్సపత్నగా ఉండెను।
Unspecified narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit from the single verse)
Concept: When virtue and protection prevail, nature and society cooperate—abundance arises with minimal exploitation; peace is a form of prosperity.
Application: Practice stewardship: reduce harm, avoid waste, and cultivate gratitude; recognize that true prosperity includes social peace (‘niḥsapatnā’—freedom from rivalry).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["wind through grain","distant cowbells","market ambience softened","temple bell at intervals","birds in open fields"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रभूताश्च→प्रभूताः च; अकृष्टपच्या treated as nञ्-tatpurusha adjective qualifying पृथिवी; वासांसि is neuter nom/acc plural.
FAQs
It denotes an ideal, divinely supported abundance where the earth produces ripe crops without agricultural ploughing—often used to describe a dharmic age or the merit of a great ruler.
Prosperity is shown as both material sufficiency (abundant food and diverse clothing) and cosmic cooperation (the earth herself becoming effortlessly fruitful).
The verse implies that greatness of soul and dharmic conduct harmonize society and nature—reducing conflict (“no rival”) and generating well-being for all.