Shloka 25
The Glory of Charity: Land-Gifts, Śālagrāma Donation, and Food–Water as Supreme Gifts
वस्त्रं यच्छति यो दिव्यं साधवे वै द्विजायते । स्वर्गे दिव्यांबरधरश्चिरं तिष्ठेद्द्विजोत्तम
vastraṃ yacchati yo divyaṃ sādhave vai dvijāyate | svarge divyāṃbaradharaściraṃ tiṣṭheddvijottama
โอ้ทวิชะผู้เลิศ ผู้ใดถวายผ้าทิพย์แก่สาธุผู้ทรงศีล ผู้นั้นย่อมได้ภาวะพราหมณ์ และพำนักในสวรรค์เนิ่นนาน โดยสวมอาภรณ์ทิพย์
Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Brahma-khaṇḍa; vocative addressed to a dvija)
Concept: Giving fine clothing to a virtuous sādhū/dvija yields elevated status and prolonged heavenly enjoyment, reflecting the principle that gifts return in kind.
Application: Support genuine spiritual practitioners with practical needs (clothing, shelter, medicine) without display or expectation; choose worthy recipients and give respectfully.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A humble donor offers a neatly folded, luminous cloth to a serene sādhū-brāhmaṇa seated under a banyan near an āśrama, the recipient raising a hand in blessing. The scene transitions upward into svarga where the donor appears radiant, wearing shimmering celestial garments amid airy palaces and drifting lotus-clouds.","primary_figures":["donor","sādhū (virtuous dvija)","celestial attendants"],"setting":"Āśrama courtyard with sacred trees and a small shrine; upper sky register showing svarga with jeweled architecture.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["pearl white","sapphire blue","marigold gold","rose pink","jade green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: vastra-dāna to a sādhū in an āśrama, cloth rendered with bright highlights; above, svarga scene with the donor in divyāmbara, gold leaf halos, embossed textile patterns, rich reds/greens, and ornate celestial arches.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: gentle gifting moment with refined expressions, translucent cloth texture, soft natural setting; upper corner shows svarga as a pale, jewel-toned city, cool blues and pinks, delicate brushwork and lyrical atmosphere.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined figures, the cloth as a central symbolic object, blessing gesture emphasized; svarga register above with stylized palaces and attendants, strong ochres/greens/reds and temple-wall compositional balance.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: devotional gifting framed by lotus and floral borders, intricate textile motifs echoing the gifted garment; deep blue background with gold highlights, peacocks and vines, and a celestial register showing the donor clothed in shimmering divyāmbara."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["temple bells","soft mridangam pulse","breeze through leaves","distant conch shell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दिव्यांबरधरश्चिरं = दिव्यांबरधरः + चिरम् (विसर्ग-सन्धि); तिष्ठेद्द्विजोत्तम = तिष्ठेत् + द्विजोत्तम (त् + द् → द्द्)
FAQs
It teaches that donating clothing—especially fine or ‘divine’ garments—to a virtuous person is a meritorious act that yields heavenly reward and elevated rebirth/status.
Clothing is a basic support of dignity and wellbeing; the verse frames it as a dhārmic gift that directly results in corresponding enjoyment—being ‘clad in celestial garments’ in heaven.
Generosity toward the worthy (sādhus/virtuous people) is presented as a practical dharma: giving materially to support virtue leads to both social good and personal spiritual merit.