Shloka 57
Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti in Kali-yuga; Warnings on Sensual Attachment; Praise of Brāhmaṇas, Purāṇa-Listening, and Gaṅgā
सघृतं भोजनं चास्मै दत्त्वा कल्पं स मोदते । नानासुमिष्टमन्नं यो ददाति द्विजतुष्टये
saghṛtaṃ bhojanaṃ cāsmai dattvā kalpaṃ sa modate | nānāsumiṣṭamannaṃ yo dadāti dvijatuṣṭaye
เมื่อถวายภัตตาหารพร้อมเนยใสแก่ท่าน ผู้นั้นย่อมปีติยินดีตลอดหนึ่งกัลปะ และผู้ใดถวายอาหารหวานอันปรุงดีหลากหลายเพื่อให้พราหมณ์พอใจ ย่อมบรรลุบุญนั้น
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Concept: Feeding a brāhmaṇa with nourishing food (especially with ghee) yields long-lasting joy and merit; generosity refined by care and quality matters.
Application: Offer food with attention—warm, wholesome, and respectfully served; include ‘ghee’ as symbol of richness/heartfelt care; practice sweet speech and gratitude while serving.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A brāhmaṇa sits on a kusa mat, hands cupped in blessing, while a devotee serves a gleaming bowl of rice and sweets, pouring a thin ribbon of ghee that catches the light. The air feels sanctified—like a domestic yajña—where the sweetness of food mirrors the sweetness of merit.","primary_figures":["brāhmaṇa recipient","devotee householder","family members in respectful attendance"],"setting":"clean courtyard or temple anna-śālā with leaf plates, brass lamps, and a small altar in the background","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["ghee-gold","ivory rice-white","jaggery-brown","saffron","peacock-blue accents"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central act of serving rice and sweets with a luminous ghee stream; gold leaf highlights on vessels and ghee; rich red-green background, ornate jewelry on donor, dignified brāhmaṇa with sacred thread, temple-lamp glow and decorative arch framing the scene.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate domestic hospitality scene; delicate rendering of sweets and ghee; soft shadows, refined faces; a small tulsi pot may appear as household detail (not textual), with gentle naturalism and cool-warm balance.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized serving gesture, bold outlines; ghee stream emphasized as bright yellow ribbon; symmetrical composition with lamp and altar motifs; traditional pigment palette and temple-wall feel.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: anna-dāna tableau framed by lotus borders; repeated motifs of sweets and lamps; subtle Vaishnava symbols in the textile; deep indigo ground with gold and saffron highlights, peacocks at corners."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft bell","spoon clink on brass bowl","low chanting","morning birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चास्मै = च + अस्मै; नानासुमिष्टमन्नम् = नाना + सुमिष्टमन्नम्; द्विजतुष्टये (समास).
FAQs
It praises anna-dāna (the gift of food), specifically feeding with ghee and offering delicious foods to satisfy a brāhmaṇa (dvija), presenting it as a highly meritorious act.
It is a conventional Purāṇic way of expressing extraordinarily long-lasting merit (puṇya-phala), indicating that the spiritual benefit of feeding others is vast and enduring.
Generosity through nourishing others—especially respectful hospitality and feeding—creates significant merit and is upheld as a key dharmic virtue.