Shloka 14
Viṣṇu as the Embodied Purāṇas and the Merit of Hearing the Svarga-khaṇḍa
कृतं वितरणं तेन द्ररिद्रे यत्कृतमृणम् । हरेर्नामसहस्राणि पठितानि ह्यभीक्ष्णशः
kṛtaṃ vitaraṇaṃ tena draridre yatkṛtamṛṇam | harernāmasahasrāṇi paṭhitāni hyabhīkṣṇaśaḥ
اس نے فراخ دلی سے تقسیم و عطا کیا؛ اور غریبوں کے حق میں جو قرض اس پر تھا، وہ ادا کر دیا۔ اور اس نے ہری کے ہزار نام بار بار تلاوت کیے۔
Unspecified (narrative voice within Svarga-khaṇḍa 62)
Concept: True purification expresses itself as dāna, settling one’s debts to the vulnerable, and sustained nāma-bhakti (Hari-sahasranāma).
Application: Give regularly; repay what you owe—especially to those harmed or neglected; adopt a daily practice of Hari-nāma or Viṣṇu-sahasranāma recitation.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A householder-devotee distributes food and cloth to the poor at a temple gate, then turns inward to chant Hari’s thousand names with a rosary, the syllables appearing as golden lotuses around him. The poor are shown not as background figures but as honored recipients, their faces calm, as if the act itself is worship.","primary_figures":["a householder devotee","poor recipients (daridra)","a temple priest (optional)","Hari/Vishnu symbolically present via śaṅkha-cakra aura"],"setting":"Temple courtyard with a small charity pavilion (anna-dāna śālā), oil lamps, a low altar with conch and discus motifs, and a quiet corner for japa.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["warm amber","sandalwood beige","deep maroon","leaf green","midnight blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: devotee in rich dhoti offering alms to seated poor; behind, a small Vishnu shrine with gold leaf halo; the devotee holds a tulasī-like japa-mālā (generic rosary) while a scroll reads ‘Hari-sahasranāma’; heavy gold embellishment on lamps, shrine arch, and halos; saturated reds and greens.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate courtyard scene with gentle human emotion; delicate rendering of hands giving and receiving; a quiet corner where the devotee chants with a mala; soft evening lamp glow; refined facial features and subtle textiles.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; rhythmic repetition of name-lotus motifs around the chanter; stylized poor recipients with dignified posture; strong red-yellow-green palette; temple-arch framing with conch-disc patterns.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: charity pavilion framed by ornate floral borders; repeated lotus motifs representing the thousand names; deep blue background with gold script-like patterns; peacocks perched on temple eaves; central aura with śaṅkha-cakra symbols."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft japa murmurs","temple bells at intervals","oil lamp crackle","distant conch","quiet footsteps on stone"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्कृतमृणम् = यत् + कृतम् + ऋणम्; हरेर्नामसहस्राणि = हरेः + नामसहस्राणि; ह्यभीक्ष्णशः = हि + अभीक्ष्णशः. पाठे ‘द्ररिद्रे’ इति दृश्यते; सामान्यरूपं ‘दरिद्रे’.
FAQs
Two are emphasized: ethical giving (vitaraṇa/dāna) and devotional recitation of Hari’s names (nāma-sahasra), performed repeatedly (abhīkṣṇaśaḥ).
It frames care for the needy as a moral obligation—an ṛṇa (debt) that should be repaid through generosity, support, and responsible conduct.
True religious life combines social ethics (charity and accountability) with sustained devotion (regular chanting/recitation of the Divine Names).