Shloka 106
The Episode of Vena: Purification, the ‘Vāsudevābhidhā’ Hymn, and the Dharma of Charity
Times, Tīrthas, Worthy Recipients
सुभार्या तिष्ठते यत्र तत्र तीर्थं न संशयः । सुपुत्रस्तिष्ठते यत्र तत्र तीर्थं न संशयः
subhāryā tiṣṭhate yatra tatra tīrthaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | suputrastiṣṭhate yatra tatra tīrthaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
جہاں نیک سیرت اور دھرم پر قائم بیوی رہتی ہے، وہ جگہ بے شک تیرتھ ہے—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔ جہاں لائق بیٹا رہتا ہے، وہ جگہ بھی بے شک تیرتھ ہے—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔
Unspecified (narratorial instruction within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa context)
Concept: Holiness is not only in rivers and shrines; it manifests where dharma is embodied in character and relationships.
Application: Treat the home as a sacred space: cultivate fidelity, truthfulness, and respectful family conduct; honor and protect women; raise children in śraddhā and self-restraint.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A serene courtyard-home is shown as a hidden tīrtha: a virtuous wife tends a tulasī-vṛndāvana and offers water, while a worthy son recites softly from a palm-leaf text. Subtle divine signs—lotus motifs and a faint Vishnu aura—suggest that dharma itself turns the threshold into a ford across saṃsāra.","primary_figures":["virtuous wife (sūbhāryā)","worthy son (supūtra)","subtle presence of Vishnu (aniconic aura or śaṅkha-cakra symbols)"],"setting":"A clean gṛhastha home with a tulasī altar, threshold rangoli, and a small lamp; distant suggestion of a riverbank to imply 'tīrtha' metaphorically.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["lotus pink","saffron gold","sandalwood beige","emerald green","deep indigo"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a sanctified household courtyard rendered like a shrine; the sūbhāryā stands beside a tulasī-vṛndāvana offering a small copper lota of water, the supūtra seated with palm-leaf manuscript; behind them a faint Vishnu prabhā with śaṅkha-cakra motifs, heavy gold leaf halos, rich vermilion and emerald textiles, gem-studded ornaments, ornate arch framing the domestic scene as a temple.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical domestic tīrtha—quiet courtyard with tulasī plant, delicate linework, soft faces; the wife in modest attire pouring water, the son reciting; cool shadows, a hint of distant river and trees, restrained palette with indigo and soft greens, fine floral borders.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and natural pigments; the tulasī altar central, lamp flames stylized; the wife and son in frontal grace, large expressive eyes; subtle Vishnu symbols (śaṅkha, cakra) floating like auspicious emblems; dominant reds, yellows, greens with rhythmic ornamental patterns.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: domestic courtyard transformed into a devotional mandala—tulasī-vṛndāvana surrounded by lotus motifs, peacocks at the border, cows in the background; deep blue ground with gold detailing; Vishnu’s presence suggested through śaṅkha-cakra and lotus rain, intricate floral frame like Nathdwara textiles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","evening lamp crackle","distant conch shell","gentle courtyard birds","silence between lines"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सुपुत्रस्तिष्ठते = सुपुत्रः तिष्ठते (विसर्ग-लोपः, सः + त् संयोगः).
FAQs
It broadens tīrtha beyond geography: moral excellence within the household—embodied by a virtuous wife and a worthy son—can sanctify a place as truly as a famous pilgrimage site.
It presents the home as a locus of sanctity when family members uphold dharma, implying that ethical character and right conduct are central to spiritual merit.
Holiness is not only sought by travel; it is cultivated through virtue, responsibility, and integrity within one’s closest relationships.