Shloka 60
Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti in Kali-yuga; Warnings on Sensual Attachment; Praise of Brāhmaṇas, Purāṇa-Listening, and Gaṅgā
यस्यैकपादश्रवणाद्धरिरेव प्रसीदति । यथा सूर्यवपुर्भूत्वा प्रकाशाय चरेद्धरिः
yasyaikapādaśravaṇāddharireva prasīdati | yathā sūryavapurbhūtvā prakāśāya careddhariḥ
దీనిలోని ఒక పాదము (ఒక పంక్తి) మాత్రమే వినినచో కూడా హరి స్వయంగా ప్రసన్నుడగును; హరి సూర్యరూపమును ధరించి ప్రకాశార్థము సంచరించునట్లు.
Unspecified (narratorial/praise statement; surrounding dialogue context not provided)
Concept: Śravaṇa (hearing) even a small portion of sacred narration pleases Hari and becomes a vehicle of light for the listener.
Application: Read or listen to a single verse daily with attention; treat brief contact with śāstra as meaningful, not ‘too small to matter’.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee sits in humble posture, hearing a single pāda of the Purāṇa as syllables rise like golden sparks. Above, Hari manifests as the Sun—yet with Viṣṇu’s four-armed form subtly within the solar disc—casting beams that illuminate both the outer world and the listener’s heart-lotus.","primary_figures":["Hari/Viṣṇu as Sūrya","a śāstra-reciter (paurāṇika)","a listening devotee"],"setting":"A celestial-tinged riverbank pavilion with palm-leaf manuscripts, a small lamp, and distant heavenly cities shimmering in the sky.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["saffron gold","sapphire blue","lotus pink","ivory white","vermillion"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Hari as Sūrya with a radiant gold-leaf halo, four-armed Viṣṇu iconography subtly emerging from the solar orb; a seated devotee and paurāṇika with palm-leaf manuscript; heavy gold embellishment on rays, crowns, and ornaments; rich reds and greens, gem-studded jewelry, temple-lamp accents, symmetrical sacred composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate brushwork showing a serene listener and reciter under a flowering tree by a river; in the sky a soft, luminous sun-disc revealing Viṣṇu’s form; cool blues and gentle pinks, lyrical clouds, refined faces, subtle spiritual glow, distant palace silhouettes like Svarga.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and natural pigments; central solar mandala with Viṣṇu’s face and four arms, stylized rays; devotee and reciter in traditional attire; temple-wall aesthetic with red/yellow/green dominance, large expressive eyes, ornamental borders of lotus and conch motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a radiant sun-lotus mandala with Kṛṣṇa-Viṣṇu presence at the center; intricate floral borders, peacocks and lotuses around the listening devotee; deep blues and gold, devotional symmetry, Nathdwara-inspired ornamentation, text-like garlands of syllables flowing as light."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["temple bells","soft tanpura drone","conch shell (distant)","morning birds","gentle silence between pādas"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: yasyaikapādaśravaṇād = yasya + eka-pāda-śravaṇāt; harireva = hariḥ + eva; sūryavapur-bhūtvā = sūrya-vapuḥ + bhūtvā; careddhariḥ = caret + hariḥ (t/d sandhi).
FAQs
It highlights śravaṇa (devotional hearing) as so powerful that even hearing one line is said to please Hari, underscoring bhakti as accessible and efficacious.
The Sun is a universal source of light; the verse uses this image to convey Hari’s role as the illuminator—spiritually enlightening beings, just as the Sun illuminates the world.
It encourages attentive listening to sacred teachings and suggests that even small, sincere engagement with dharma-texts can yield profound spiritual fruit.