Shloka 24
Yayāti’s Vaiṣṇava Rule and the Earth Made Like Vaikuṇṭha
with Viṣṇu Name-Invocation
रागद्वेषविनिर्मुक्ताः क्लेशपाशविवर्जिताः । सुखिनो दानपुण्यैश्च सर्वधर्मपरायणाः
rāgadveṣavinirmuktāḥ kleśapāśavivarjitāḥ | sukhino dānapuṇyaiśca sarvadharmaparāyaṇāḥ
راغ و دُویش سے پاک، رنج و آفت کی زنجیروں سے آزاد، وہ خوش رہتے ہیں؛ دان و پُنّیہ سے ثواب والے بن کر، تمام دھرم کے پابند رہتے ہیں۔
Unspecified (narrative verse; speaker not explicit in the provided excerpt)
Concept: Freedom from rāga-dveṣa and release from kleśa-bonds leads to happiness; dāna and comprehensive dharma stabilize that freedom.
Application: Practice daily self-audit for attachment/aversion; pair inner restraint with outward generosity; choose one concrete act of dāna weekly and one habit that reduces reactive anger or craving.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A calm devotee sits in meditation beside a small altar, hands open in a gesture of giving, while villagers receive food and cloth with gratitude. Subtle chains (symbolic kleśa-pāśa) dissolve into light around the devotee, and the air feels clear and quiet, as if the mind itself has become a tīrtha.","primary_figures":["A serene devotee (vratī/dānapati)","Recipients of charity (poor, pilgrims, students)","A sage or priest witnessing (optional)"],"setting":"Village temple courtyard with a tulasī platform in the background (symbolic), water pot, lamp, and offering baskets.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["warm amber","sandalwood beige","leaf green","vermillion","soft indigo"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central seated devotee with a gentle halo, offering dāna to supplicants; gold leaf highlights on lamp flames and ornaments; richly patterned textiles, temple pillars, and a stylized tulasī pedestal in the rear; serene facial expressions and symmetrical composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate courtyard scene with delicate linework; the devotee’s calm face contrasts with softened crowd details; symbolic ‘chains’ rendered as faint gray ribbons dissolving into pale light; cool natural palette with lyrical trees and a small shrine.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and flat natural pigments; devotee in centered meditative posture, hands extended in giving; stylized temple architecture, lamp, and creeper motifs; red-yellow-green dominance with black contouring and rhythmic symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: devotional courtyard with ornate floral borders; central figure giving alms beneath hanging garlands; lotus motifs and peacocks at corners; deep blue background with gold and white detailing, decorative symbolism of dissolving bonds as patterned ribbons."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","tanpura drone","low chanting","evening insects","gentle silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दानपुण्यैश्च = दानपुण्यैः + च
FAQs
Detachment from rāga (attachment) and dveṣa (aversion), freedom from kleśa (afflictions), happiness rooted in inner purity, merit gained through dāna (charity), and steadfast commitment to dharma.
It presents dāna as a source of puṇya (merit) that supports a happy, ethically grounded life—suggesting that generosity reinforces dharmic character and inner contentment.
A balanced life is built by removing inner extremes (attachment and aversion), loosening the causes of suffering, practicing generosity, and making dharma the guiding priority.