Shloka 105
Ācāra-Nirṇaya: Varṇa-Āśrama Dharma, Śauca, Snāna, Sandhyā, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and Gṛhastha-Dinacaryā
साधुतः प्रतिगृह्णीयादथ वासाधुतो द्विजः / गुणवानल्पदोषश्च निर्गुणो हि निमज्जति
sādhutaḥ pratigṛhṇīyādatha vāsādhuto dvijaḥ / guṇavānalpadoṣaśca nirguṇo hi nimajjati
دُوِج کو نیک شخص سے ہدیہ قبول کرنا چاہیے—اور اگر دینے والا باصفات اور کم عیب والا ہو تو کم نیک سے بھی۔ کیونکہ جو بے صفت ہے وہ یقیناً ڈوب جاتا ہے، یعنی تباہی میں پڑتا ہے۔
Lord Vishnu
Concept: Acceptance should be guided by the giver’s and receiver’s guṇa and degree of doṣa; virtue sustains, lack of virtue leads to downfall.
Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-doṣa viveka and saṅga-śuddhi: moral qualities shape karma-bandha; cultivate sattva to avoid ‘nimajjana’ (sinking) in saṃsāra.
Application: Choose patrons/partners ethically; prioritize character and reformability; cultivate one’s own virtues to remain fit for receiving and teaching.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.213.103–104 (rules and cautions in receiving); Garuda Purana 1.213.106 (prāyaścitta for purification)
FAQs
This verse frames accepting gifts as a dharmic act guided by the giver’s and receiver’s virtue: emphasis is placed on cultivating qualities (guṇa) and avoiding a state of being virtue-less, which leads to downfall.
It links spiritual stability to guṇa (virtue) rather than rigid labels, warning that nirguṇatā (absence of virtue) causes one to “sink,” a moral cause that later manifests as suffering in post-death consequences described elsewhere in the text.
Prioritize integrity and character in both giving and receiving support; avoid unethical dependence, and cultivate virtues—because lack of virtue, not merely social status, is portrayed as the real cause of decline.