Shloka 37
Description of Continents, Oceans, Regions, and the Measure of the World
पुष्करैः पद्मसंकाशैर्विकर्षंति महाप्रभैः । शतधा पुनरेवाशु ते तान्मुंचंति नित्यशः
puṣkaraiḥ padmasaṃkāśairvikarṣaṃti mahāprabhaiḥ | śatadhā punarevāśu te tānmuṃcaṃti nityaśaḥ
وبمِهاميزَ عظيمةٍ تشبه اللوتس (بوشكارا) يجرّهم أولئك المتلألئون؛ ثم يعودون سريعًا فيطلقونهم—مئات المرات، تكرارًا بعد تكرار، يومًا بعد يوم.
Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Svarga-khaṇḍa dialogue)
Concept: Karmic experience can be repetitive and enforced; liberation lies in dharmic living and devotion rather than mere endurance of cyclic consequences.
Application: Treat recurring suffering-patterns as prompts to reform conduct, adopt regular sādhana, and anchor life in sattva and devotion rather than reacting with despair.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"In a vast otherworldly corridor of cloud and iron-gray mist, radiant yet stern attendants wield lotus-shaped goads that gleam like pale gold. Souls are pulled forward and then abruptly released, the motion repeating in rhythmic cycles, suggesting an impersonal karmic machinery under celestial oversight.","primary_figures":["karmic attendants (yamadūta-like or svarga-guardians)","bound souls (jīvas)"],"setting":"a liminal celestial passageway between judgment and experience, with lotus motifs strangely juxtaposed against austere architecture","lighting_mood":"cold divine radiance with sharp highlights","color_palette":["pale gold","ash gray","indigo shadow","ivory white","smoky violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a celestial corridor framed by ornate arches, lotus-shaped goads held by stern attendants with gold-leaf halos; rich maroon and emerald borders, heavy gold leaf embellishment on lotus motifs and ornaments, gem-studded details, dramatic contrast between luminous gold and smoky gray background, traditional South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate attendants with refined faces guiding jīvas through a misty sky-bridge; cool indigo and lavender washes, fine linework on lotus-goads, lyrical clouds and distant peaks, subtle emotional tension conveyed through posture and spacing.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, stylized attendants with large expressive eyes, lotus-goads rendered in flat pale gold; temple-wall aesthetic with red-ochre ground, green and yellow accents, rhythmic repetition of figures to show cyclical dragging and release.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic lotus motifs dominating the border while the central panel shows attendants moving jīvas in repeated arcs; deep blue field with gold lotuses, intricate floral borders, peacocks subdued at corners to heighten the otherworldly mood, narrative repetition shown as patterned procession."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low temple drum","distant conch shell","wind through corridors","metallic clink of ornaments","brief silences between cycles"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पद्मसंकाशैः = पद्म + संकाशैः; विकर्षंति normalized to विकर्षन्ति; पुनरेवाशु = पुनः + एव + आशु; तान्मुंचंति = तान् + मुञ्चन्ति (मुंचंति spelling normalized).
FAQs
It depicts radiant agents using lotus-like goads to repeatedly drag and then release beings, emphasizing cyclical, continuous suffering or control as a consequence of karma.
In this context, puṣkara functions as a tool or goad (an implement used to drive/urge), described as “lotus-like” in appearance (padma-saṃkāśa).
The verse underscores persistence and repetition in karmic results—wrong actions can yield recurring consequences rather than a single, isolated outcome.