Shloka 73
Qualities of the Five Great Elements; Description of Sudarśana-dvīpa and Mount Meru
अशक्यं परिसंख्यातुं श्रद्धे या तु विभूषिता । यां तु पृच्छथ मां विप्रा दिव्यमेनां शशाकृतिम्
aśakyaṃ parisaṃkhyātuṃ śraddhe yā tu vibhūṣitā | yāṃ tu pṛcchatha māṃ viprā divyamenāṃ śaśākṛtim
হে শ্রদ্ধা, দ্যুতিময় অলংকাৰে বিভূষিতা, তোমাক গণনা কৰা অসম্ভৱ। হে বিপ্ৰসকল, তোমালোকে মোক চন্দ্ৰসদৃশ ৰূপধাৰী সেই দিৱ্যাৰ বিষয়ে সুধিছা।
Uncertain (context not provided; likely a narrator/sage addressing brāhmaṇas and invoking personified Śraddhā)
Concept: Śraddhā is immeasurable and radiant; divine realities (and the virtue enabling access to them) exceed enumeration and are approached through reverent inquiry.
Application: Nurture steady faith through daily nāma-japa, sāttvika conduct, and association with devotees; treat sincere questions as sacred acts that refine devotion.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A radiant goddess Śraddhā appears with a moonlike visage, her form shimmering as if woven from cool lunar light and white lotuses. Around her, brāhmaṇa-sages sit in a semicircle, palms joined, their questions rising like incense as the narrator gestures toward her ineffable splendor.","primary_figures":["Śraddhā-devī (personified Faith)","brāhmaṇa sages (viprāḥ)","narrator-sage (unnamed)"],"setting":"Celestial assembly hall with pearl-white pillars, lotus ponds reflecting moonlight, and a faint star canopy overhead.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["pearl white","moonstone blue","silver","jasmine cream","soft lavender"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Śraddhā-devī with a large gold-leaf halo and moon-disc behind her head, white lotus garlands, sages in reverent poses below, ornate gold borders, rich maroon-green textiles, gem-like highlights on ornaments, temple-arch framing the celestial court.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate moonlit pavilion, Śraddhā-devī painted with cool translucent washes, refined sage faces with gentle expressions, thin ink lines, lotus pond and distant hills rendered softly, lyrical atmosphere of inquiry and devotion.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, Śraddhā-devī with stylized wide eyes and crescent-moon aura, sages in stacked composition, dominant whites and blues balanced with warm reds/yellows in garments, temple-wall symmetry and floral motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central moon-disc with Śraddhā-devī emerging, lotus and creeper borders, symmetrical sage groups, intricate white-on-indigo patterns, gold accents, peacocks at corners to echo lunar serenity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft ghanta (bell)","night insects (subtle)","tanpura drone","gentle mridangam taps"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: परिसंख्यातुम्—तुमुनन्त; दिव्यम् + एनाम् → दिव्यमेनाम्; (पादान्त) अशक्यं ... विभूषिता—‘परिसंख्यातुम्’ इत्यनेन अशक्यम् इति विधेयम्।
FAQs
Śraddhā is faith or reverent trust, here treated as a divine, personified presence described as radiant and beyond counting.
It indicates a luminous, cooling, auspicious beauty—using the moon as a classical Sanskrit image for divine radiance and gentle splendor.
It elevates faith (śraddhā) as immeasurable and divine, implying that sincere reverence is foundational and worthy of contemplation and inquiry.