Shloka 14
Origin of Suvrata
Boon, Sacred Ford, and the Birth Narrative
अमरकंटके विप्रो दानं पुण्यं करोति सः । गते बहुतरे काले तस्य वै सोमशर्मणः
amarakaṃṭake vipro dānaṃ puṇyaṃ karoti saḥ | gate bahutare kāle tasya vai somaśarmaṇaḥ
In Amarakantaka vollbrachte jener Brāhmaṇa verdienstvolle Gaben. Als sehr viel Zeit vergangen war, bei jenem Brāhmaṇa Somaśarmā…
Unspecified narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; commonly framed within Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue in Bhūmi-khaṇḍa)
Concept: Dāna performed in a sacred place and sustained over time matures into lasting puṇya; spiritual results may unfold after ‘bahutara kāla’ (long duration).
Application: Give regularly (time, food, money, knowledge), and don’t demand immediate results; let dharma be long-term, especially when done in sacred contexts or with sacred intention.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"On the wooded plateau of Amarakantaka, Somaśarmā offers charity to ascetics and travelers near a simple stone altar. Mist curls around ancient trees; distant hills suggest the river-source sanctity, while recipients bless him with raised palms.","primary_figures":["Somaśarmā (brāhmaṇa donor)","forest ascetics","travelers/poor recipients"],"setting":"Amarkantaka forested mountain tīrtha with a small shrine, stone platform, and water-source symbolism (spring/stream)","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["pine green","smoky grey","earth brown","saffron cloth-orange","white ash"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Somaśarmā performing dāna at Amarakantaka, ascetics seated on a platform, a small shrine with gold-leaf arch; rich reds and greens, gold leaf on ornaments and shrine, stylized trees, auspicious borders with lotus and conch motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: misty Amarakantaka hills, delicate trees, Somaśarmā offering coins/food to sādhus; cool greens and greys, refined faces, lyrical landscape with a thin stream indicating sacred headwaters.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, Somaśarmā in frontal pose offering dāna, ascetics with kamaṇḍalu, stylized mountain and forest patterns; red-yellow-green palette, temple-wall composition with decorative creepers.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central donor figure with symmetrical recipients, ornate floral borders, conch and lotus motifs; deep blue-green background, gold highlights, devotional geometry suggesting tīrtha potency."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["rustling leaves","distant stream","soft bell at shrine","murmured blessings","wind over plateau"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अमरकंटके → अमरकण्टके (अनुस्वार/णत्व-लेखनभेद); गते ... काले इति सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute) प्रयोगः.
FAQs
It highlights Amarakantaka as a recognized tīrtha where religious merit (puṇya) is accrued through acts like charity.
Indirectly: it foregrounds devotional piety through dāna (charitable giving) at a sacred place, a common Purāṇic expression of lived devotion.
Sustained generosity and virtuous conduct—especially in sacred contexts—are presented as spiritually consequential, setting up a longer narrative about Somaśarman’s outcomes.