ककारकूटकीर्त्तनफलम्The fruit of reciting the hymn of ka
Verse 35
बुद्धिं विद्याञ्च लभते गुरोरादेशमात्रतः । धनवान् कीर्त्तिमान् भूयाद्दानशीलो दयान्वितः ॥ ३५ ॥
buddhiṁ vidyāñca labhatē gurōrādēśamātrataḥ | dhanavān kīrttimān bhūyāddānaśīlō dayānvitaḥ || 35 ||
Translation
By the mere instruction of the teacher he gains understanding and learning; he becomes wealthy, famous, generous and full of compassion;
Word by word
- buddhiṁ
- understanding
- vidyāñ
- (vidyām) learning
- ca
- and
- labhatē
- he gains
- gurōr
- (guroḥ) of the teacher
- ādēśa
- instruction
- mātrataḥ
- by the mere
- dhanavān
- wealthy
- kīrttimān
- famous
- bhūyād
- (bhūyāt) he becomes
- dāna
- to giving
- śīlō
- (śīlaḥ) given
- dayā
- with compassion
- anvitaḥ
- full
Meaning
Further fruits. He gains intelligence (buddhi) and learning (vidyā) "by the mere instruction of the teacher" (guror ādeśa-mātrataḥ): a word from the guru is enough for understanding to arise. The list then joins worldly goods, wealth and fame, with virtues, generosity and compassion. The pairing is significant: the prosperity the hymn brings is meant to be shared, and the one who prospers becomes generous.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 34.