Shloka 11
Fruits of Righteousness: Charity, Faith, and the Path to Yama
देवायतनकर्ता च यतीनामाश्रमस्य च । अनाथमंडपानां च क्रीडन्याति गृहोत्तमैः
devāyatanakartā ca yatīnāmāśramasya ca | anāthamaṃḍapānāṃ ca krīḍanyāti gṛhottamaiḥ
جو دیوتاؤں کے لیے مندر بنائے، جو یتیوں کے لیے آشرم بنائے، اور جو بے سہارا لوگوں کے لیے منڈپ (ہال) قائم کرے—وہ اعلیٰ ترین مقامات کو پاتا ہے۔
Unspecified (verse appears as part of a didactic passage; likely within a Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue framework in Bhūmi-khaṇḍa).
Concept: Public-spirited sacred construction (temples, hermitages, shelters) is a high dharma that elevates the doer to superior realms.
Application: Support temple upkeep, build/maintain dharmaśālās, sponsor pilgrim rest-houses, fund ashram facilities, and create safe shelters for the vulnerable as a regular practice of giving.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: temple
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A serene sacred township where artisans raise a Vishnu temple with a lotus-arched gateway while nearby an ashram of sages sits under ancient trees. In the foreground, a newly built hall opens its doors to the destitute and pilgrims, offering shade, water, and rest—merit flowing like an unseen radiance upward.","primary_figures":["Vishnu (as temple mūrti)","sages (yatis)","temple architect (sthapati)","pilgrims","destitute seekers receiving shelter"],"setting":"Temple courtyard adjoining a forest-edge āśrama and a public dharmaśālā (anātha-maṇḍapa) with water pots and lamps","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sapphire blue","lotus pink","gold leaf","sandalwood beige","emerald green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Vishnu enshrined in a newly consecrated temple sanctum, gold leaf halo and ornate prabhāmaṇḍala; foreground shows donors and sthapati offering a miniature temple model, with a dharmaśālā sheltering the poor; rich crimson and emerald textiles, gem-studded ornaments, intricate floral borders, luminous lamp-lit highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a hillside hermitage beside a small temple under deodar trees; delicate figures of yatis and pilgrims, a simple shelter hall with woven mats; cool greens and soft blues, lyrical naturalism, fine facial features, distant mountains and a pale sunrise wash.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and flat natural pigments; Vishnu icon in the shrine with stylized eyes, attendants and donors in profile; adjacent ashram and charity hall rendered as temple-wall narrative panels, dominant reds/yellows/greens with rhythmic ornamentation.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Vishnu-centered temple courtyard filled with lotus motifs and ornate arches; pilgrims and the needy welcomed into a decorated dharmaśālā; intricate floral borders, deep indigo background with gold detailing, peacocks near water pots, devotional abundance and symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["temple bells","soft conch shell","murmur of pilgrims","wooden mallets of construction","morning birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यतीनामाश्रमस्य→यतीनाम् आश्रमस्य; अनाथमंडपानां→अनाथमण्डपानाम्; क्रीडन्याति→क्रीडन् याति.
FAQs
It praises constructing (1) deity-temples (devāyatana), (2) hermitages/retreats for renunciants (yatīnām āśrama), and (3) public halls/pavilions for the helpless or destitute (anāthamaṇḍapa).
The verse states that the doer “attains the highest abodes,” implying elevated heavenly or auspicious post-mortem states as fruit of dharmic public service.
Dharma is expressed through lasting, community-supporting service: supporting worship, supporting spiritual practitioners, and supporting the vulnerable through infrastructure that benefits many.