Shloka 50
Slaying of Andhaka; Hymn to the Sun; Glory of Brahmins; Gayatri Nyasa and Pranayama
यस्तूदयाद्रिशिखरे मकुटायमानलीलागभस्तिभिरलं कुसुमप्रकाशैः । व्याप्य स्वदीधितिगणैः प्रदिशो दिशश्च देदीप्यते स सविता विभवाय लोके
yastūdayādriśikhare makuṭāyamānalīlāgabhastibhiralaṃ kusumaprakāśaiḥ | vyāpya svadīdhitigaṇaiḥ pradiśo diśaśca dedīpyate sa savitā vibhavāya loke
هو الذي عند طلوع الفجر على قمة جبل المشرق يبدو كأنه متوَّج، وأشعته المرِحة تزهر بضياء كالأزهار؛ ثم يبسط جموع أنواره فيملأ ما بين الجهات والجهات كلها نورًا: ذلك سافيتṛ، الشمس، يشرق لرفعة العالم وازدهاره.
Narrator/authorial voice (context not provided for a specific dialogue speaker)
Concept: The Sun’s ordered rising and all-pervading light sustains loka-saṃvibhava (worldly prosperity) and moral clarity.
Application: Use dawn as a daily reset: cultivate discipline, truthfulness, and service; let ‘illumination’ mean ethical transparency in speech and work.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Savitṛ rises atop the eastern mountain like a king receiving a crown, his rays unfurling as flower-petals that spill into every direction. The sky transitions from indigo to saffron, and the world below—temples, rivers, fields—awakens as the beams touch them like blessings.","primary_figures":["Savitṛ (Sun deity)"],"setting":"Panoramic horizon with an eastern peak; below it, a waking landscape with temples, trees, and distant river glints.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["saffron","rose-gold","marigold yellow","pearl white","midnight blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Savitṛ emerging over Udayādri with a crown-like aureole; thick gold leaf rays shaped like lotus petals, ornate border with floral scrolls, rich reds/greens in the waking earth below, jewel-like highlights on the solar disc.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: wide dawn sky with subtle color wash, a small yet intensely luminous sun cresting a ridge; delicate trees and temple spires, fine brushwork on rays like thin garlands, cool-to-warm gradient atmosphere.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: large circular sun with concentric halos, stylized mountain peak, rays as patterned bands; bold outlines, natural pigments, rhythmic symmetry across the directions, temple mural compositional balance.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central solar mandala with floral-ray motifs, lotus borders and peacocks at corners; deep blue background transitioning to gold, intricate repetitive patterns suggesting the directions being filled with light."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","conch shell","morning birds","gentle wind","tanpura drone"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: yastūdayādriśikhare = यः + तु + उदयाद्रि-शिखरे; makuṭāyamāna- = मकुट + आयमान (becoming); makuṭāyamānalīlāgabhastibhiḥ = (बहुव्रीहि) + तृतीया बहुवचन; kusumaprakāśaiḥ = कुसुम-प्रकाशैः; vyāpya = क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त; pradiśo diśaśca = प्रदिशः + दिशः + च; dedīpyate = लट् आत्मनेपद.
FAQs
The verse praises Savitṛ (the Sun) as the cosmic illuminator whose rays pervade all directions and thereby sustain the world’s prosperity and well-being.
It poetically depicts sunrise: the Sun appears atop the eastern horizon like a king wearing a crown, with rays resembling radiant, flower-like ornaments.
It suggests impartial beneficence: like the Sun that shines on all quarters without discrimination, sustaining life and order (dharma) through steady, world-supporting action.