Shloka 165
The Manifestation of Viṣṇu’s Footprints: Vāmana–Trivikrama, Bāṣkali’s Subjugation, and the Rise of Viṣṇupadī
Gaṅgā
अपीडाकारि यद्दानं तद्दानमिह दीयते । पीडाकारि च यद्दानं तद्दानं समलं स्मृतम्
apīḍākāri yaddānaṃ taddānamiha dīyate | pīḍākāri ca yaddānaṃ taddānaṃ samalaṃ smṛtam
جو عطیہ کسی پر مشقت نہ ڈالے، اسی طرح کا دان اس دنیا میں دینا چاہیے؛ مگر جو دان تکلیف پہنچائے، وہ دان آلودہ اور داغ دار صدقہ سمجھا جاتا ہے۔
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Concept: Charity should be non-injurious and sustainable; giving that creates undue hardship is ethically blemished.
Application: Give regularly within your means; avoid donations that endanger your health, family obligations, or lead to resentment. Prefer steady, thoughtful generosity over impulsive extremes.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Two contrasting panels: on one side, a calm giver offers a modest gift with a peaceful face, household steady and lamp lit; on the other, an anxious giver parts with essentials, family distressed, the gift visually ‘stained’ by discord. The composition teaches discernment—charity as harmony, not harm.","primary_figures":["giver (sāttvika donor)","giver (overburdened donor)","recipient(s)","family/dependents (background)"],"setting":"Split-scene domestic courtyard with offering tray, grain pot, and simple altar; subtle symbolic ‘shadow’ over the tainted-giving side.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["soft gold","clay brown","muted crimson","sage green","charcoal gray"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: diptych moral teaching—left panel serene donor giving modestly, right panel strained donor giving beyond means; gold leaf highlights on the virtuous side, darker tones on the tainted side, ornate borders, clear iconographic storytelling.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: narrative diptych with delicate brushwork; subtle emotional expressions showing peace vs strain; gentle domestic details, cool-warm contrast to mark purity vs blemish, refined composition.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined two-part composition; symbolic color coding (bright auspicious hues vs subdued shadowed hues); clear gestures of offering and distress, temple-wall didactic clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: moral allegory framed by floral borders; left side filled with lotus motifs and bright blues/golds, right side with sparser motifs and muted tones; intricate textile patterns, devotional didacticism."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft tanpura drone","gentle bell","quiet household ambience","distant birds","measured pauses"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यद्दानं = यत् + दानम्; तद्दानम् = तत् + दानम्; तद्दानमिह = तत् + दानम् + इह (सन्धि)।
FAQs
It teaches that charity should be given in a way that does not harm or burden anyone; giving that causes distress is considered ethically blemished (samala).
Not necessarily; it discourages giving that results in suffering—either to the giver (by self-harm or ruin) or to others (through coercion or exploitation).
“Samala” indicates a moral blemish: charity performed with harmful consequences, improper means, or distressing conditions, making the act spiritually and ethically inferior.