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And tells her to be sure,
“Paint not for the wealthy ones,
But only for the poor.”
Line 17: “He slips the brush into her hand”
Line 18: “And tells her to be sure,”
Line 19: ““Paint not for the wealthy ones,”
Line 20: “But only for the poor.””
Summary of Stanza 5
“He slips the brush into her hand”
(The man secretly places the magic brush in Gopi’s hand.)
“And tells her to be sure,”
(He makes sure she understands that the gift comes with a condition.)
““Paint not for the wealthy ones,”
(She must not use its power to make things for rich people.)
“But only for the poor.””
(The brush is meant to help poor and needy people instead.)
Overall meaning: The gift comes with a moral rule: its power should serve need, not wealth.
