Shloka 103
The Account of Women
Householder Ethics, Fault, Merit, and Govinda-Nāma as Purification
श्रुतं हरति पापानि जन्मजन्मकृतानि च । सौभाग्यं लभते लोके तथैव च वरांगना
śrutaṃ harati pāpāni janmajanmakṛtāni ca | saubhāgyaṃ labhate loke tathaiva ca varāṃganā
اس کا سُننا جنم جنم کے کیے ہوئے گناہوں کو بھی دور کر دیتا ہے۔ اور اسی دنیا میں شریف و نیک عورت بھی اسی طرح سعادت و خوش بختی پاتی ہے۔
Unspecified (narratorial/phalaśruti statement within the chapter)
Concept: Śravaṇa of sacred narrative destroys accumulated pāpa across births and yields auspiciousness in embodied life.
Application: Make daily time for listening/reading a chapter of Purāṇa/Itihāsa with attention and humility; treat hearing as sādhana, not entertainment.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A quiet assembly of listeners sits in a lamp-lit mandapa as a palm-leaf manuscript is recited; the air seems to shimmer as dark, smoky forms symbolizing sins dissolve into lotus petals. A noble woman, veiled and serene, receives a garland of auspicious blossoms as if fortune itself has taken shape.","primary_figures":["Purāṇa-reciter (paurāṇika)","devout listeners","a varāṅganā (noble woman personifying auspiciousness)","subtle presence of Viṣṇu as protective aura"],"setting":"Temple mandapa with carved lotus pillars, low dais for the reciter, brass lamps, tulasi pot near the entrance","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["gold leaf","deep vermilion","lotus pink","indigo shadow","sandalwood beige"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a South Indian temple mandapa with lotus-carved pillars; central paurāṇika seated on a raised wooden plank reading a palm-leaf manuscript; listeners in devotional posture; a noble woman at the side receiving a lotus garland symbolizing saubhāgya; gold leaf halos and ornate borders, gem-studded jewelry, rich reds and greens, glowing brass lamps, subtle Vishnu aura behind the reciter.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate satsang scene in a courtyard mandapa; delicate faces and soft textiles; a manuscript reader under a canopy; sins depicted as faint grey wisps dissolving into pink lotus petals; cool evening palette with indigo and rose, fine floral borders, lyrical calm.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and natural pigments; temple interior with hanging lamps; reciter and devotees in stylized poses; symbolic lotus and dissolving dark forms; warm red-yellow-green palette with a serene, shanta expression on all faces.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate floral border of lotuses and tulasi leaves; central devotional gathering before a stylized Vishnu presence (abstract aura rather than full figure); cows and peacocks at the margins as auspicious motifs; deep blues and gold, intricate textile patterns, emphasis on śravaṇa as a sacred act."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["temple bells (soft)","low conch at beginning","oil-lamp crackle","gentle silence between verses"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: जन्मजन्मकृतानि = जन्म-जन्म-कृतानि; तथैव = तथा-एव; वरांगना = वर-अङ्गना (कर्मधारय).
FAQs
It states that listening to the sacred narration destroys sins accumulated over many lifetimes and brings auspicious good fortune.
It emphasizes śravaṇa (devotional listening) as a spiritually efficacious practice, a common Bhakti-oriented theme in Purāṇic literature.
The verse implies that regularly hearing sacred teachings supports moral purification and encourages a life oriented toward virtue and auspicious conduct.