Shloka 48
Description of Cyavana’s Austerity and Enjoyment
यदा सस्मार दयितमृषीणां वल्लभं पतिम् । तत्र चास्ते सहस्त्रीभिर्यत्रास्ते स मुनीश्वरः
yadā sasmāra dayitamṛṣīṇāṃ vallabhaṃ patim | tatra cāste sahastrībhiryatrāste sa munīśvaraḥ
Als sie des geliebten Gatten gedachte—den ṛṣis teuer und als Herr verehrt—fand sie sich sogleich dort, an eben dem Ort, wo jener Fürst der Weisen weilte, begleitet von tausend Frauen.
Narrator (contextual speaker not specified in the provided excerpt; likely within the Pulastya–Bhīṣma narration framework of the Padma Purāṇa)
Concept: Smaraṇa (remembrance) has transformative power—mind’s focused recollection can bridge distance and bring one into the presence of the beloved (human or divine).
Application: Use intentional remembrance—japa, nāma-smaraṇa, or mindful recollection of one’s dharma—to ‘arrive’ inwardly at steadiness and right action.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A woman closes her eyes in intense remembrance, and the space around her ripples like a veil being drawn aside. In the next instant she stands within a luminous pavilion where a great sage-lord sits, surrounded by a thousand women like a constellation around a moon—yet the atmosphere is strangely still, as if held by yoga.","primary_figures":["Heroine (unnamed)","Muni-īśvara (beloved husband)","A thousand women attendants"],"setting":"A celestial-hermitage pavilion or refined āśrama court, with pillars carved with lotus and vine motifs, suggesting a liminal realm between earth and siddha-loka.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["moonstone white","lapis lazuli","pale gold","smoky violet","lotus coral"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dramatic two-moment composition—left panel the heroine in remembrance with closed eyes, right panel her sudden appearance before a muni-īśvara seated on a jeweled dais; gold leaf used for aura and pavilion arches, rich reds/greens, gem-studded ornaments on attendants, symmetrical rows suggesting ‘a thousand’ through repeating figures, ornate lotus borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical scene with soft architectural pavilion, the heroine stepping into the space as if from a mist; the sage-lord calm at center, attendants arranged in gentle arcs; cool mountain palette with delicate brushwork, refined faces, subtle sense of wonder without heaviness.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, large expressive eyes, the heroine mid-transition with swirling aura lines; central sage-lord seated, attendants in patterned garments; warm red/yellow background with green accents, temple-wall grandeur, stylized lotus pillars.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: the pavilion framed by dense lotus borders; repeating attendant figures like a patterned mandala around the central seated lord; deep indigo ground with gold highlights, peacocks and lotus ponds as decorative fillers, devotional symmetry emphasizing the miracle of remembrance."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell swell","tanpura drone","soft cymbals","sudden hush"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: dayitam + ṛṣīṇām → dayitamṛṣīṇāṃ; tatra + ca + āste → tatra cāste; sah + strībhiḥ → sahastrībhiḥ; yatra + āste → yatrāste.
FAQs
The verse emphasizes the immediacy of remembrance: upon thinking of her beloved lord—esteemed among sages—she is (or arrives) precisely where he is staying, depicted as being with a thousand women.
Primarily it reads as narrative description, but it also aligns with a common Purāṇic motif: mental recollection (smaraṇa) leading to proximity or connection with the remembered person.
The excerpt only calls him 'munīśvaraḥ' (lord among sages) and does not name him explicitly; identifying him requires surrounding verses in Adhyaya 15.