Shloka 84
Mārkaṇḍeya’s Birth and Boon; Puṣkara’s Glory; Rāma’s Śrāddha; Refuge-Hymn to Śiva
जंबीराणि च मुख्यानि मूलानि विविधानि च । पक्वानि च कपित्थानि फलान्यन्यानि यानि च
jaṃbīrāṇi ca mukhyāni mūlāni vividhāni ca | pakvāni ca kapitthāni phalānyanyāni yāni ca
ومن بينها أرفعها الجَمبيرا (الأترجّ)، وهناك جذورٌ شتّى الأنواع؛ وكذلك ثمارُ الكابِتثا (تفّاح الخشب) الناضجة، وسائرُ ما وُجد من الفواكه.
Unspecified (narrative list within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context; speaker not determinable from single verse alone)
Concept: Dharma is supported by mindful use of available, wholesome resources; sacred acts can be fulfilled with simple, pure forest produce.
Application: Practice simplicity: use honest, clean, seasonal foods for worship/charity; avoid waste; cultivate gratitude for nature’s provisions.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: forest
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A still-life-like sacred catalogue unfolds: baskets of citrons, ripe kapittha, and assorted roots arranged on kusa grass near a hermitage altar. The abundance feels humble rather than opulent—nature’s pantry offered back to the sacred order.","primary_figures":["Forest attendants (optional)","Hermitage sages (distant, optional)"],"setting":"Hermitage clearing with woven baskets, kusa mats, clay pots, and a small altar space","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["citrus yellow","moss green","clay brown","pale saffron","smoke gray"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: ornate still-life of ritual offerings—citrons, wood-apples, roots—arranged before a small altar; gold leaf highlights on vessels and borders, rich reds/greens framing, South Indian decorative motifs, subtle divine auspiciousness without crowded figures.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate baskets of fruits and roots on a kusa mat, soft dawn light, fine botanical detailing, gentle gradients, a quiet hermitage in the background with slender trees and a streamlet hinted in pale wash.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized symmetrical arrangement of citrons and kapittha with bold outlines; earthen pots and ritual implements; warm red/yellow/green palette, temple-wall composition emphasizing auspicious order.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: offerings arranged in devotional symmetry with lotus and floral borders; deep blue ground with gold detailing; peacocks and vines framing the produce as sacred naivedya, intricate textile-like patterning."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft rustle of leaves","distant birds","low hermitage murmurs","gentle silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: phalānyanyāni = phalāni + anyāni (vowel sandhi: i+a → yā). Many neuter plural forms are syncretic (Nom./Acc.).
FAQs
It is a catalogue-style line listing edible produce—citrons (jambīra), various roots/tubers (mūla), ripe wood-apples (kapittha), and other fruits—typical of encyclopedic passages in the Padma Purāṇa.
Jambīra commonly refers to citron/large lemon-like citrus; kapittha is commonly identified as the wood-apple (Limonia acidissima).
Not explicitly; it functions primarily as descriptive enumeration. Any ethical takeaway is indirect—highlighting abundance and the ordered diversity of creation rather than a direct devotional injunction.