Shloka 3
Yayāti’s Vaiṣṇava Rule and the Earth Made Like Vaikuṇṭha
with Viṣṇu Name-Invocation
विश्वेशं विश्वरूपं च अनंतमनघं शुचिम् । पुरुषं पुष्कराक्षं च श्रीधरं श्रीपतिं हरिम्
viśveśaṃ viśvarūpaṃ ca anaṃtamanaghaṃ śucim | puruṣaṃ puṣkarākṣaṃ ca śrīdharaṃ śrīpatiṃ harim
Ich verehre Hari—den Herrn über alles, dessen Gestalt das Universum ist; unendlich, makellos und rein; den höchsten Puruṣa, lotusäugig; Träger von Śrī, Herr von Śrī.
Unspecified (contextual narrator/devotee voice within the chapter)
Concept: Hari is Viśveśa and Viśvarūpa—both transcendent (Ananta, Anagha, Śuci) and immanent (world-form); devotion rests on His purity and supremacy as Puruṣa and Puṣkarākṣa.
Application: When overwhelmed by worldly complexity, contemplate ‘Viśvarūpa’ to dissolve anxiety into a larger order; when guilt or self-judgment arises, remember ‘Anagha, Śuci’ and approach through confession-like prayer and renewed sāttvika conduct.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Hari appears as Viśvarūpa: galaxies and mountains shimmer within His form, yet His face remains calm and lotus-eyed. Lakṣmī’s presence is suggested as a radiant Śrī-mark on His chest, while the devotee’s gaze rises from the smallness of self to the infinite Puruṣa.","primary_figures":["Vishnu (Vishvarupa)","Lakshmi (as Shri on the chest or beside)","Devotee/householder"],"setting":"A liminal space between temple sanctum and cosmic expanse—pillars fade into starfields; a lotus pond mirrors the ‘Puṣkarākṣa’ epithet.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["midnight blue","starlight silver","lotus pink","warm gold","pearl white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Viśvarūpa Viṣṇu with a vast aureole filled with miniature worlds, sun and moon motifs; prominent Śrīvatsa and Lakṣmī on the chest as Śrīdhara/Śrīpati; thick gold leaf work on crown, halo, and ornaments; deep maroon backdrop, emerald accents, temple arch framing, devotional symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: Subtle, poetic Viśvarūpa—soft gradients of sky with tiny constellations inside the deity’s silhouette; lotus pond foreground; Lakṣmī rendered delicately with refined jewelry; cool palette, fine brushwork, gentle expressions, Himalayan-like distant hills to suggest the world contained within Him.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Monumental frontal Viṣṇu with large eyes (Puṣkarākṣa), bold outlines; chest marked with Śrīvatsa and a stylized Śrī motif; within the torso, simplified icons of mountains, rivers, and celestial orbs; red-yellow-green traditional palette, temple-wall grandeur.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Krishna-Viṣṇu as lotus-eyed Hari centered, surrounded by concentric floral and lotus borders; the ‘world-form’ suggested through circular mandalas containing sun, moon, cows, and sacred landscapes; deep indigo field with gold highlights, intricate patterning, devotional textile aesthetic."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft temple bell","gentle wind","distant conch"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पदानि प्रायः असन्धितानि; केवलं समास-पदानि (विश्वेश, विश्वरूप, पुष्कराक्ष, श्रीधर, श्रीपति) विगृहीतानि।
FAQs
The verse is a stuti (praise) of Hari/Viṣṇu, identified through epithets like Viśveśa (Lord of all), Viśvarūpa (cosmic form), and Puṣkarākṣa (lotus-eyed).
Both names connect Viṣṇu with Śrī (Lakṣmī): “Śrīdhara” highlights him as the bearer/support of Śrī, while “Śrīpati” emphasizes him as her Lord—common Vaiṣṇava language expressing divine sovereignty with auspiciousness and grace.
It models bhakti through remembrance of divine qualities—purity (śuci), faultlessness (anagha), and infinity (ananta)—encouraging devotees to cultivate reverence and inner purification by contemplating Hari’s attributes.