Shloka 61
The Nature of Knowledge, the Guru as Living Tīrtha, and the Law of Final Remembrance
ऋषीणां दर्शनात्स्पर्शाद्भ्रष्टस्ते पापसंचयः । आगमिष्यसि यज्ञांते मम देहं न संशयः
ṛṣīṇāṃ darśanātsparśādbhraṣṭaste pāpasaṃcayaḥ | āgamiṣyasi yajñāṃte mama dehaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
ด้วยการได้เห็นและได้สัมผัสเหล่าฤๅษี กองสั่งสมแห่งบาปของท่านได้ร่วงหล่นไปแล้ว เมื่อพิธียัญสิ้นสุด ท่านจักมาถึงกายของเรา—ปราศจากข้อสงสัย
Unspecified (context not provided; likely a dialogue narrator/sage addressing another figure)
Concept: Satsaṅga—especially contact with realized sages—destroys accumulated sin; divine promise (niścaya) stabilizes the devotee’s path.
Application: Seek holy company, serve saints, and treat darśana/sparśa (meeting, listening, service) as daily purification; keep faith in a clear spiritual commitment rather than anxiety.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A penitent king bows with folded hands before a circle of radiant ṛṣis seated on kuśa-grass, their presence forming a living tīrtha. As the king touches their feet, dark smoke-like sins dissolve into lotus-scented light, while an unseen divine voice promises a destined union at the yajña’s completion.","primary_figures":["Vishnu (as unseen/aural presence or subtle aura)","Vena (penitent king)","assembly of rishis"],"setting":"Forest-edge sacrificial ground with a yajña-vedi, kuśa mats, ladles, and a calm hermitage atmosphere","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["saffron gold","ash white","lotus pink","deep forest green","sapphire blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: forest yajña-vedi with rishis in white and ochre, Vena kneeling and touching their feet; a subtle Vishnu aura behind them as a blue-gold halo, gold leaf embellishment on halos and sacrificial vessels, rich reds and greens, gem-studded ornaments on the king, traditional South Indian iconography with ornate borders and lotus motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate hermitage scene with slender rishis seated in a semicircle, Vena in humble posture, faint luminous swirl indicating sins dissolving; cool natural palette, lyrical trees and distant hills, refined faces, fine linework on yajña implements and kuśa grass.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, rishis with serene wide eyes, Vena prostrating; stylized yajña fire and ritual vessels, a blue-gold Vishnu aura in the background, natural pigment palette dominated by red/yellow/green with controlled highlights.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: lotus-bordered composition where saintly figures form a mandala around a small yajña altar; symbolic blue-gold presence of Hari above, floral vines and tulasi-like leaf patterns framing the scene, intricate borders, deep blues and gold with devotional symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","crackling yajna fire","forest birds","gentle silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दर्शनात्स्पर्शात् = दर्शनात् + स्पर्शात् (त् + स् → त्स्); स्पर्शाद्भ्रष्टः = स्पर्शात् + भ्रष्टः (त् + भ् → द्भ्); भ्रष्टस्ते = भ्रष्टः + ते (ः + त → स्त)
FAQs
The verse highlights satsaṅga: contact with realized sages (darśana and sparśa) is portrayed as purifying, capable of dissolving accumulated wrongdoing (pāpa-saṃcaya).
It suggests that the yajña culminates in a transformative result—spiritual eligibility or attainment—framed as a certain outcome at the ritual’s completion.
Seek the company of the wise and engage in sacred acts; moral and spiritual purification is linked to reverence, right association, and disciplined practice.