Shloka 76
The Tale of the Five Pretas and the Glory of Puṣkara & the Eastern Sarasvatī
न स्पृहांतेन्यपुण्यस्य कृतस्याप्यकृतस्य च । करिष्यंति महाराज सत्यमेतदुदाहृतम्
na spṛhāṃtenyapuṇyasya kṛtasyāpyakṛtasya ca | kariṣyaṃti mahārāja satyametadudāhṛtam
وہ کسی اور کے پُنّیہ کی خواہش نہ کریں گے—خواہ وہ پُنّیہ کمایا جا چکا ہو یا ابھی نہ کمایا گیا ہو۔ اے مہاراج، وہ اسی کے مطابق عمل کریں گے؛ یہی سچ بیان کیا گیا ہے۔
Unspecified (addressing a king: mahārāja)
Concept: Anasūyā (non-envy) toward others’ merit is itself a mark of purity; one should focus on one’s own dharmic action rather than coveting another’s puṇya.
Application: Replace comparison with practice: daily japa, honest work, and charity without resentment; celebrate others’ goodness as inspiration.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A king sits in a simple audience hall near a pilgrimage camp, listening to a sage who raises a hand in gentle instruction. Around them, pilgrims share water and offerings without rivalry—one gives a cloth, another offers food—depicting merit as communal uplift rather than competition.","primary_figures":["a sage-teacher","a king (mahārāja)","pilgrims/devotees"],"setting":"Pilgrimage encampment with a small pavilion, charity distribution area, and distant ghāṭa steps","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["warm amber","sandalwood beige","deep maroon","leaf green","smoky blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: sage instructing a seated king about non-envy, pilgrims performing dāna in the background with harmonious expressions; gold leaf on the sage’s halo, royal ornaments, and pavilion arches; rich reds/greens, symmetrical devotional composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate teaching scene with delicate gestures, soft textiles, calm faces, a few pilgrims exchanging offerings without rivalry; muted mountain-like palette, refined linework, lyrical calm.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold-outlined sage and king, expressive eyes, background vignettes of charity and shared prasāda; natural pigments, temple-wall narrative panels.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central teaching tableau framed by floral borders; background filled with small repeating motifs of hands offering gifts (dāna) and water pots; deep blues and gold, devotional symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft drone (tanpura)","low temple bell","quiet assembly ambience","night insects","gentle wind"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्पृहांतेन्यपुण्यस्य = स्पृहाम् + ते + अन्यपुण्यस्य (पाठे संधि-विच्छेद). कृतस्याप्यकृतस्य = कृतस्य + अपि + अकृतस्य. सत्यमेतदुदाहृतम् = सत्यम् + एतत् + उदाहृतम्.
FAQs
It teaches non-covetousness: one should not crave or appropriate another person’s merit (puṇya), but act rightly through one’s own deeds.
It emphasizes that spiritual or moral credit is tied to one’s own actions; therefore, one should focus on performing dharmic deeds rather than longing for another’s earned merit.
The verse explicitly addresses a “great king” (mahārāja), but the specific identity is not stated in the provided excerpt.