Shloka 76
Narrative of the Śūdra’s Renunciation of Greed
with the Tulādhāra Greatness Prelude
य इदं शृणुयान्मर्त्यः सर्वधर्मप्रतिष्ठितः । जन्मजन्मार्जितं पापं तत्क्षणात्तस्य नश्यति
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānmartyaḥ sarvadharmapratiṣṭhitaḥ | janmajanmārjitaṃ pāpaṃ tatkṣaṇāttasya naśyati
جو کوئی فانی اس بیان کو سنے اور ہر دھرم میں مضبوطی سے قائم ہو—اس کے جنم جنم کے جمع شدہ گناہ اسی لمحے مٹ جاتے ہیں۔
Unspecified (narrative phalaśruti-style statement within the chapter)
Concept: Śravaṇa (devout listening) to dharma-kathā has immediate purificatory power, dissolving accumulated pāpa across lifetimes.
Application: Make daily time for listening/reading sacred narratives; cultivate receptivity and ethical steadiness so teachings transform conduct.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A circle of listeners sits in attentive stillness around a reciter holding a palm-leaf manuscript; as the words flow, dark smoke-like forms (symbolic sins) dissolve into a clear sky. A subtle lotus-and-conch aura rises from the text, suggesting Viṣṇu-kathā’s unseen power.","primary_figures":["reciter (paurāṇika)","devout listeners"],"setting":"ashram courtyard with a small fire altar, tulasī pot nearby (as ambient sacredness), and palm trees beyond","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["warm saffron","smoke gray fading to white","lotus pink","deep teal","antique gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a paurāṇika reciting from palm-leaf manuscripts, listeners with folded hands, gold leaf radiance emanating from the text in lotus and conch patterns, rich reds/greens, embossed halos, ornate borders with sacred motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate satsang in a quiet courtyard, delicate lines and soft dawn hues, lyrical trees and birds, the ‘sins’ shown as faint gray wisps dissolving into pale sky, refined faces and gentle gestures.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized seated figures, warm pigment palette, manuscript rendered as a sacred icon with concentric aura bands, temple-wall compositional symmetry and large expressive eyes.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: satsang framed by lotus creepers and floral borders, deep blue background with gold highlights, manuscript at center like a shrine-object, peacocks and lotuses in the border, devotional stillness emphasized."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","birds at dawn","crackling lamp","silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शृणुयान्मर्त्यः = शृणुयात् + मर्त्यः; तत्क्षणात्तस्य = तत्क्षणात् + तस्य.
FAQs
It presents śravaṇa—listening to the sacred account—as a direct purifier, capable of removing even long-accumulated demerit when received with dharmic grounding.
No. It qualifies the listener as “sarva-dharma-pratiṣṭhitaḥ,” implying moral and religious steadiness; the purifying effect is tied to receptivity rooted in dharma.
Sustained commitment to dharma, combined with reverent engagement with sacred teachings, is portrayed as transformative—breaking the weight of habitual wrongdoing across lifetimes.