Shloka 31
The Origin of the Maruts
Diti’s Penance and Indra’s Intervention
यः शृणोति नरो भक्त्या सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । स हि धन्यश्च पुण्यश्च स हि सत्यसमन्वितः
yaḥ śṛṇoti naro bhaktyā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | sa hi dhanyaśca puṇyaśca sa hi satyasamanvitaḥ
جو آدمی بھکتی کے ساتھ سنتا ہے وہ تمام گناہوں سے آزاد ہو جاتا ہے۔ بے شک وہ مبارک اور صاحبِ ثواب ہے؛ بے شک وہ سچائی سے آراستہ ہے۔
Unspecified (narrative voice not provided in the excerpt)
Concept: Devotional listening frees one from sins and establishes blessedness, merit, and truthfulness.
Application: Make daily time for listening/reading sacred narratives with attention and humility; let that practice shape speech into truthfulness and conduct into integrity.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"In a lamp-lit temple hall, a storyteller recites while listeners sit with folded hands; as the words flow, dark smoke-like stains lift from their bodies and dissolve into a soft white glow. Above them, an unseen Vishnu presence is suggested by a hovering lotus and a gentle blue radiance, while the central listener’s face becomes calm and truthful.","primary_figures":["kathā-vācaka (reciter)","devotional listeners","symbolic Vishnu lotus/aura"],"setting":"Temple interior or āśrama hall with oil lamps, palm-leaf manuscripts, and a small altar.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["deep indigo","lamp gold","sandalwood beige","lotus pink","emerald green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: ornate temple hall with gold-leaf lamps and archways; kathā-vācaka seated on a decorated vyāsapīṭha, listeners in devotional posture; subtle Vishnu lotus emblem above with thick gold halo; rich reds/greens, gem-studded ornaments, intricate floor patterns.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate satsang scene in a courtyard at dusk, small lamps, delicate textiles; listeners’ faces rendered with refined serenity; a faint blue aura suggests Vishnu’s grace; cool palette with warm lamp highlights and fine brushwork.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal recitation tableau with bold outlines; rows of listeners, central lamp, stylized lotus-aura above; strong red/yellow/green pigments, temple-wall symmetry, decorative borders with floral motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: satsang beneath a large lotus canopy motif; ornate floral borders, deep blue background, gold highlights; peacocks at corners; central lotus symbol representing Vishnu’s grace raining down as purity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft mridangam pulse","temple bells","tanpura drone","murmured responses (sadhu)","oil-lamp crackle"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: धन्यश्च = धन्यः + च; पुण्यश्च = पुण्यः + च; सत्यसमन्वितः = सत्य + समन्वितः (समास)
FAQs
Śravaṇa (devotional listening). The verse teaches that hearing sacred narration with bhakti leads to purification and liberation from sins.
It links inner devotion (bhaktyā) with transformative results—release from sin and the cultivation of virtues like puṇya (merit) and satya (truthfulness).
Devotional engagement with sacred teaching should manifest as character: the listener becomes satya-samanvitaḥ—grounded in truth and moral integrity.