Shloka 15
Viṣṇu as the Embodied Purāṇas and the Merit of Hearing the Svarga-khaṇḍa
सर्वेवे दास्तथाधीतास्तत्तत्कर्मकृतं तथा । अध्यापकाश्च बहवः स्थापिता वृत्तिदानतः
sarveve dāstathādhītāstattatkarmakṛtaṃ tathā | adhyāpakāśca bahavaḥ sthāpitā vṛttidānataḥ
అతడు సమస్త వేదాలను అధ్యయనం చేశాడు; విధివిధానంగా నియత కర్మలను ఆచరించాడు. అలాగే జీవికాదానం ద్వారా అనేక ఉపాధ్యాయులను స్థాపించి పోషించాడు.
Unspecified narrator (contextual voice within Svarga-khaṇḍa narrative)
Concept: Merit matures into comprehensive dharma: study, performance of prescribed duties, and sustaining the transmission of knowledge by supporting teachers materially.
Application: Invest in learning and ethical work; support educators/mentors and institutions that preserve wisdom; create ‘vṛtti’ (stable livelihood) for teachers through donations or patronage.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A small gurukula courtyard: students recite Vedic passages while a patron quietly offers grain, cloth, and coins to ensure the teacher’s livelihood. In the background, a ritual fire burns steadily, symbolizing continuity of dharma, while palm-leaf manuscripts rest on a low wooden stand.","primary_figures":["ācārya (teacher)","students","a patron-donor","ritual fire (agni) as symbol"],"setting":"Gurukula/āśrama with thatched roofs, manuscript shelves, a yajña-kuṇḍa, and a shaded teaching platform under a banyan tree.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["earth brown","saffron ochre","palm-leaf tan","smoke gray","verdant green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: an ācārya seated on a carved wooden seat teaching students; a donor presents offerings and a stipend pouch; gold leaf highlights on manuscript edges, sacred thread, and fire glow; rich red-green borders; traditional iconographic symmetry with ornate arch framing the scene.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: serene Himalayan-like āśrama setting; delicate brushwork on banyan leaves and manuscripts; students in neat rows; the donor’s gesture modest; cool greens and warm ochres; refined faces and gentle narrative realism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; stylized students and teacher with expressive eyes; patterned floor and manuscript motifs; strong yellow-red-green palette; central agni rendered as a decorative flame mandala.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: gurukula scene framed by intricate floral borders; repeated manuscript and lotus motifs; deep blue background with gold accents; peacocks at the border; central circular motif representing ‘vidyā-dāna’ and ‘vṛtti-dāna’ as offerings to dharma."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft Vedic chanting in the distance","rustling leaves","crackling fire","wooden staff tapping lightly","quiet birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्वेवे = सर्वे + एव; दास्तथाधीताः = दाः + तथा + अधीताः; तत्तत्कर्मकृतम् = तत् + तत् + कर्मकृतम्; अध्यापकाश्च = अध्यापकाः + च.
FAQs
It emphasizes sustaining learned teachers by providing vṛtti—material support or stipends—so instruction and Vedic learning can continue.
It pairs ‘studying the Vedas’ with ‘performing the respective duties/ritual actions,’ presenting learning and practice as complementary aspects of dharma.
That society bears responsibility to materially support educators and religious specialists, ensuring knowledge transmission and righteous conduct are maintained.