Shloka 11
The Integrated Dharma-Discipline: Celibacy, Austerity, Charity, Observances, Forgiveness, Purity, Non-violence, Peace, Non-stealing, Self-restraint, and Guru-service
ग्रासमात्रं तथा देयं क्षुधार्ताय न संशयः । दत्ते सति महत्पुण्यममृतं सोश्नुते सदा
grāsamātraṃ tathā deyaṃ kṣudhārtāya na saṃśayaḥ | datte sati mahatpuṇyamamṛtaṃ sośnute sadā
بھوک سے ستائے ہوئے کو ایک لقمہ بھی دینا چاہیے—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔ دینے سے عظیم پُنّیہ پیدا ہوتا ہے اور داتا ہمیشہ امرت، یعنی بے موت اجر، سے بہرہ مند ہوتا ہے۔
Unspecified (narratorial instruction within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa context)
Concept: Even a single mouthful given to the hungry yields great merit; giving grants a share in ‘amṛta’—the deathless reward.
Application: Keep a ‘ready-to-give’ habit: carry food packets, support local feeding programs, share your meal before eating; treat hunger relief as a daily vow.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"On a dusty roadside, a hungry person collapses, and a devotee kneels to offer a single morsel with both hands, as if offering to a deity. As the morsel is received, a faint stream of luminous nectar rises upward, forming a subtle halo—suggesting ‘amṛta’ born from compassion.","primary_figures":["compassionate devotee/donor","hungry person (kṣudhārta)","onlookers moved to kindness","subtle celestial nectar motif (amṛta)"],"setting":"roadside near a small wayside shrine and water pot; sparse landscape emphasizing urgency and simplicity","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["dusty umber","warm gold","milk white","deep teal","vermillion"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: roadside annadāna with the donor offering a single morsel, gold leaf radiance forming an amṛta-halo above the act, rich crimson and emerald garments, ornate borders, embossed gold on the nectar stream and offering bowl.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: tender roadside scene with delicate gestures and expressive faces, soft dawn sky, minimal landscape, the nectar motif rendered as a pale luminous swirl, cool-teal shadows and warm highlights, refined brushwork.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, iconic posture of giving, stylized nectar stream as a decorative spiral, strong red-yellow-green palette, narrative clarity with temple-wall framing and rhythmic patterning.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central act of offering framed by lotus borders, small medallions of cows/peacocks at corners, deep blue ground with gold floral filigree, the amṛta motif as a golden vine-like swirl rising above, symmetrical devotional composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["dry wind hush","soft gasp of the crowd","single bell at ‘mahatpuṇyam’","conch swell at ‘amṛtam’","long silence to let the phala land"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: महत्पुण्यममृतम् = महत् + पुण्यम् + अमृतम्; सोश्नुते = सः + अश्नुते.
FAQs
It recommends anna-dāna—giving food—even if only a single mouthful, to someone suffering from hunger.
The verse states that giving brings great merit (mahatpuṇya) and leads the giver to “amṛta,” understood as a deathless, enduring spiritual reward.
Compassionate responsiveness: immediate, practical help to the hungry is portrayed as a high virtue, not dependent on the size of the gift.