Shloka 13
The Greatness of Viṣṇu’s Foot-Water (Pādodaka) as a Destroyer of Sin
शौनक उवाच । स्पृष्ट्वा पीत्वा पुरा केन प्राणिना प्रापि वै गृहम् । कथयस्व हरेः सूत मम त्वं चानुकंपया
śaunaka uvāca | spṛṣṭvā pītvā purā kena prāṇinā prāpi vai gṛham | kathayasva hareḥ sūta mama tvaṃ cānukaṃpayā
شونک نے کہا: قدیم زمانے میں کس جاندار نے اسے چھوا اور پی لیا، اور یوں حقیقتاً (آپ کے) گھر کو پا لیا؟ اے سوت! مجھ پر رحم کر کے ہری سے متعلق یہ حکایت بیان کیجیے۔
Śaunaka
Concept: Śravaṇa (devotional listening) and kathā-prārthanā: requesting Hari-kathā with humility is itself a bhakti-act that opens the door to transformative examples.
Application: Ask for and listen to sacred stories regularly; let curiosity be guided by reverence and a desire for inner change, not mere spectacle.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"In a forest hermitage assembly, Śaunaka sits among sages with matted locks and deer-skins, palms joined, eyes intent. Before them, Sūta stands with a manuscript-leaf bundle, ready to narrate the ancient account of the being who touched and drank Hari’s pādodaka and attained the divine abode.","primary_figures":["Śaunaka","Sūta","assembled ṛṣis"],"setting":"Naimiṣāraṇya-like forest āśrama with sacrificial fire, kusa grass seats, and a calm river glimpsed through trees.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["earth brown","sage green","smoke gray","sunlit amber","cream"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Sūta as central narrator with gold halo-like aura of wisdom; Śaunaka and ṛṣis seated around a yajña-kuṇḍa; ornate borders, gold leaf highlights on fire and ornaments, rich reds/greens, stylized forest backdrop with temple-like arch framing the discourse.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: quiet forest symposium with delicate trees and a small yajña fire; Śaunaka’s refined expression of inquiry; Sūta holding palm-leaf text; cool greens and soft browns, lyrical naturalism, gentle light filtering through leaves.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: symmetrical assembly around the sacrificial fire; bold outlines, stylized faces and eyes; Sūta gesturing in teaching mudrā; warm reds/yellows/greens with dark hair and ornaments; decorative floral borders like temple murals.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: narrative discourse framed by ornate floral borders; central yajña fire as lotus-like motif; sages arranged in rhythmic pattern; deep earthy background with gold highlights, peacocks at corners, devotional textile aesthetic even in a sage-assembly scene."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["crackling sacrificial fire","forest birds","soft hand cymbals","page-leaf rustle","tanpura drone"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: हरेर्गृहम् = हरेः गृहम्; चानुकंपया = च अनुकम्पया
FAQs
Śaunaka is speaking, addressing Sūta (the narrator) and requesting a compassionate explanation of an account related to Hari (Viṣṇu).
He asks who, in the past, touched and drank (something implied by the prior context) and thereby attained the narrator’s “home/abode,” and he requests the full narration connected with Hari.
The verse models humble inquiry and reverent listening (śravaṇa) to Vaiṣṇava narration—seeking understanding “with compassion,” i.e., through a teacher’s gracious instruction rather than argument.