Shloka 29
Exposition of the Duties of Ascetics
Saṃnyāsa-Dharma
कुर्य्यादहरहः स्नात्वा भिक्षार्थे नैव तेन हि । होममंत्रान्जपेन्नित्यं कालेकाले समाहितः
kuryyādaharahaḥ snātvā bhikṣārthe naiva tena hi | homamaṃtrānjapennityaṃ kālekāle samāhitaḥ
بعد أن يغتسل كلَّ يوم، يخرج لطلب الصدقة، غيرَ أنه لا ينشغل بها. وفي الأوقات المقررة، بقلبٍ مجموع، يداوم على ترديد منترات الهُوما، قربان النار.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Svarga-khaṇḍa 59; likely an instructing sage addressing a listener in the chapter’s dialogue frame).
Concept: Perform daily purification and alms-round without fixation; maintain timed mantra-recitation for homa with collected mind.
Application: Keep a steady routine (bathe, simplify needs, schedule spiritual practice); do necessary tasks without mental obsession; anchor the day with timed recitation.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A renunciate emerges from a cool bathing ghat at sunrise, water dripping from his matted hair, then walks calmly with an alms-bowl through a quiet village lane—eyes lowered, mind unhooked from outcomes. Later, he sits before a small fire altar, counting mantra on a rudrākṣa/tulasi-like mala (generic beads), the flames reflecting steady concentration.","primary_figures":["renunciate (yati/bhikṣu)","village householders (background silhouettes)"],"setting":"simple ghat or pond edge for snāna; village lane for bhikṣā; small homa space under a tree","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["cool river teal","sunlit gold","earth brown","ash white","saffron"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: triptych-like composition—left: sage at bathing steps; center: alms-round with bowl; right: seated before homa fire chanting mantras; gold leaf highlights on water ripples, fire flames, and halo; rich vermilion borders, ornate vessel detailing, South Indian devotional symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: gentle dawn at a pond with mist, ascetic walking along a narrow path with a small village in the distance; delicate brushwork, cool palette, refined expressions; final vignette of a tiny fire altar under a tree with thin smoke curling upward.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized ghat steps and fire altar; ascetic shown in three sequential poses across the panel; warm reds/yellows/greens, rhythmic decorative borders, temple-wall narrative flow.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central ascetic with alms-bowl framed by lotus borders; side motifs show snāna pot and homa fire as decorative icons; deep blue ground with gold floral filigree, peacocks and cows subtly in corners to suggest village life and auspiciousness."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["water dripping","morning birds","soft footsteps","crackling fire","faint bell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुर्य्यादहरहः → कुर्यात् + अहरहः; नैव → न + एव; होममंत्रान्जपेन् → होम-मन्त्रान् + जपेत्; कालेकाले → काले + काले.
FAQs
A disciplined daily routine: bathe, accept alms without fixation, and perform regular japa of homa-related mantras at the appointed times with mental concentration.
It cautions that sustenance is secondary; the primary focus should remain on spiritual practice—steadiness of mind and regular mantra-recitation.
Simplicity and non-attachment in livelihood, combined with punctual, focused spiritual observance (self-discipline and collectedness).