Shloka 14
Determination of the Householder’s Dharma
Dāna: Types, Recipients, Timing, and Fruits
गोचर्ममात्रामपि वा यो भूमिं संप्रयच्छति । ब्राह्मणाय दरिद्राय सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
gocarmamātrāmapi vā yo bhūmiṃ saṃprayacchati | brāhmaṇāya daridrāya sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
جو کسی غریب برہمن کو گائے کی کھال کے برابر بھی زمین دان کر دے، وہ تمام گناہوں سے آزاد ہو جاتا ہے۔
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Concept: Even a small land donation to a poor brāhmaṇa liberates one from all sins.
Application: Give proportionate to your means; prioritize recipients in genuine need and integrity; practice regular micro-charity (food, education support, rent/land assistance) as a discipline of purification.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A modest householder offers a small, clearly bounded patch of earth—no larger than a cowhide—to a visibly impoverished brāhmaṇa. The brāhmaṇa’s face softens with gratitude as dark, smoky symbols of sin lift away into clear sky, replaced by a calm, purifying light.","primary_figures":["poor brāhmaṇa recipient","humble donor (gṛhastha)","cow (symbolic measure reference)"],"setting":"Village edge with a tiny demarcated plot, simple huts, a cow resting nearby, and a small shrine in the background.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["clay brown","soft white","leaf green","smoke gray","sunlit amber"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: intimate charity scene—donor presenting a small marked plot of land to a poor brāhmaṇa; a cow nearby referencing go-carma measure; gold leaf used to depict purifying radiance rising as sins dissolve; rich reds/greens, ornate border, traditional iconographic calmness.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: tender village vignette with delicate lines—small land patch outlined, poor brāhmaṇa in simple cloth, donor offering soil; a gentle cow; airy sky where dark wisps fade; cool, lyrical palette and refined expressions.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines—central figures of donor and poor brāhmaṇa, stylized cow, symbolic dark pāpa-clouds lifting upward; natural pigments with strong reds/yellows/greens and temple-wall compositional symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: devotional compassion tableau framed by lotus vines; donor and poor brāhmaṇa centered, cow motif at the side; intricate floral borders, deep blues and gold accents; symbolic purification shown as swirling patterns turning from dark to luminous."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft wind","cow bell (distant)","low temple bell","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: gocarmamātrāmapi = go-carma-mātrām + api; compounds: go-carma-mātrā, sarva-pāpa.
FAQs
The verse praises bhūmi-dāna (donation of land), emphasizing that even a very small gift—measured as a cowhide’s area—given to a poor brāhmaṇa brings strong purificatory merit.
It highlights compassionate giving to one in need; the merit is tied not only to the item donated (land) but also to the recipient’s condition (poverty) and the donor’s intent.
Even modest generosity, when sincerely offered to a worthy and needy recipient, is spiritually transformative—encouraging accessible charity rather than only grand donations.