Shloka 14
Viṣṇu as the Embodied Purāṇas and the Merit of Hearing the Svarga-khaṇḍa
कृतं वितरणं तेन द्ररिद्रे यत्कृतमृणम् । हरेर्नामसहस्राणि पठितानि ह्यभीक्ष्णशः
kṛtaṃ vitaraṇaṃ tena draridre yatkṛtamṛṇam | harernāmasahasrāṇi paṭhitāni hyabhīkṣṇaśaḥ
అతడు విశాలంగా దానం చేశాడు; దరిద్రుల పట్ల తనకు ఏర్పడిన ఋణాన్ని తీర్చాడు. అలాగే అతడు హరి సహస్రనామాలను పదేపదే పఠించాడు.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Svarga-khaṇḍa 62)
Concept: True purification expresses itself as dāna, settling one’s debts to the vulnerable, and sustained nāma-bhakti (Hari-sahasranāma).
Application: Give regularly; repay what you owe—especially to those harmed or neglected; adopt a daily practice of Hari-nāma or Viṣṇu-sahasranāma recitation.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A householder-devotee distributes food and cloth to the poor at a temple gate, then turns inward to chant Hari’s thousand names with a rosary, the syllables appearing as golden lotuses around him. The poor are shown not as background figures but as honored recipients, their faces calm, as if the act itself is worship.","primary_figures":["a householder devotee","poor recipients (daridra)","a temple priest (optional)","Hari/Vishnu symbolically present via śaṅkha-cakra aura"],"setting":"Temple courtyard with a small charity pavilion (anna-dāna śālā), oil lamps, a low altar with conch and discus motifs, and a quiet corner for japa.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["warm amber","sandalwood beige","deep maroon","leaf green","midnight blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: devotee in rich dhoti offering alms to seated poor; behind, a small Vishnu shrine with gold leaf halo; the devotee holds a tulasī-like japa-mālā (generic rosary) while a scroll reads ‘Hari-sahasranāma’; heavy gold embellishment on lamps, shrine arch, and halos; saturated reds and greens.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate courtyard scene with gentle human emotion; delicate rendering of hands giving and receiving; a quiet corner where the devotee chants with a mala; soft evening lamp glow; refined facial features and subtle textiles.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; rhythmic repetition of name-lotus motifs around the chanter; stylized poor recipients with dignified posture; strong red-yellow-green palette; temple-arch framing with conch-disc patterns.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: charity pavilion framed by ornate floral borders; repeated lotus motifs representing the thousand names; deep blue background with gold script-like patterns; peacocks perched on temple eaves; central aura with śaṅkha-cakra symbols."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft japa murmurs","temple bells at intervals","oil lamp crackle","distant conch","quiet footsteps on stone"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्कृतमृणम् = यत् + कृतम् + ऋणम्; हरेर्नामसहस्राणि = हरेः + नामसहस्राणि; ह्यभीक्ष्णशः = हि + अभीक्ष्णशः. पाठे ‘द्ररिद्रे’ इति दृश्यते; सामान्यरूपं ‘दरिद्रे’.
FAQs
Two are emphasized: ethical giving (vitaraṇa/dāna) and devotional recitation of Hari’s names (nāma-sahasra), performed repeatedly (abhīkṣṇaśaḥ).
It frames care for the needy as a moral obligation—an ṛṇa (debt) that should be repaid through generosity, support, and responsible conduct.
True religious life combines social ethics (charity and accountability) with sustained devotion (regular chanting/recitation of the Divine Names).