Shloka 82
Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites
यत्प्रदातानंतलोकान्प्राप्नोति सुरपूजितान् । पुराणेषु च वेदेषु यज्ञेष्वायतनेषु च
yatpradātānaṃtalokānprāpnoti surapūjitān | purāṇeṣu ca vedeṣu yajñeṣvāyataneṣu ca
Người bố thí đạt đến vô lượng thế giới, được chư thiên tôn kính—điều ấy được tuyên nói trong các Purāṇa và Veda, cùng trong giáo huấn về tế lễ (yajña) và các thánh địa, đền miếu.
Uncertain from single-verse context (likely a narrator/teacher voice within the Adhyāya’s discourse on dāna/merit).
Concept: Scriptural consensus: dāna leads to ‘ananta lokāḥ’—vast, honored destinations—validated across Veda, Purāṇa, yajña-śāstra, and temple traditions.
Application: Give regularly to sustain sacred learning, worship, and service; align charity with śāstric values—right intent, right time, right recipient.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: temple
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A teacher points to stacked palm-leaf texts labeled ‘Veda’ and ‘Purāṇa’ while, beside them, a yajña fire blazes and a temple doorway stands open with a lamp-lit deity within. A donor places gifts into a priest’s hands, and above, a layered vision of ‘endless worlds’ unfolds like ascending luminous terraces.","primary_figures":["sage/teacher","donor","priests","temple deity (Vishnu form, implied)"],"setting":"A combined scholastic-ritual space: manuscript stand, homa-kunda, and temple threshold in one symbolic composition.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["lamp gold","manuscript tan","sandalwood brown","indigo","flame orange"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central donor offering gifts, priest receiving, Veda and Purana manuscripts prominently displayed, yajna fire with gold leaf flames, temple doorway with Vishnu icon inside; ornate gold borders, rich reds/greens, gem-like highlights on ritual vessels.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate scene with manuscripts and fire, delicate temple architecture, soft celestial tiers above; cool indigo background, fine linework on palm leaves and ritual implements, gentle narrative symbolism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines of manuscripts, fire altar, and temple entrance; donor and priest in profile, stylized deity within sanctum; strong warm palette with rhythmic patterns and traditional mural symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: temple threshold framed by lotus borders, donor offering gifts, hanging lamps and floral garlands; deep blue field with gold motifs, layered celestial bands above suggesting ‘ananta lokas’."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["low mantra drone","soft temple bell","fire crackle","brief contemplative silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्+प्रदाता→यत्प्रदाता; प्रदाता+अनन्तलोकान्→प्रदातानन्तलोकान् (आ+अ→आ); लोकान्+प्राप्नोति→लोकान्प्राप्नोति (न्+प्र→न्प्र); यज्ञेषु+आयतनेषु→यज्ञेष्वायतनेषु (उ+आ→वा)
FAQs
It teaches that charitable giving (dāna) leads to vast spiritual reward—“endless worlds”—and that this principle is affirmed across authoritative sources: Vedas, Purāṇas, sacrificial traditions, and temple teachings.
To strengthen legitimacy: the fruit of generosity is presented as consistent across śruti (Vedas) and smṛti/itihāsa-purāṇa traditions, showing a unified ethical theology.
That giving is not merely social virtue but a spiritually consequential act; it is portrayed as a recognized path to elevated states and divine honor.