Shloka 147
The Manifestation of Viṣṇu’s Footprints: Vāmana–Trivikrama, Bāṣkali’s Subjugation, and the Rise of Viṣṇupadī
Gaṅgā
यासां दर्शनमात्रेण वृद्धोपि तरुणायते । ताः स्त्रियो वसुधां चैतां वामनस्य प्रतिग्रहम्
yāsāṃ darśanamātreṇa vṛddhopi taruṇāyate | tāḥ striyo vasudhāṃ caitāṃ vāmanasya pratigraham
Schon beim bloßen Anblick von ihnen wird selbst ein Greis wieder jung: jene Frauen und diese Erde selbst wurden von Vāmana als empfangene Gabe angenommen.
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Concept: Even the earth and its pleasures are construed as transferable ‘gifts’; the verse underscores how desire can distort judgment in acts of dāna.
Application: Notice how attraction and flattery can make harmful choices seem ‘generous’; practice restraint before commitments.
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: hasya
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A symbolic scene where the Earth is personified as Vasudhā—crowned, adorned with forests and cities as jewelry—being ceremonially offered as a ‘gift’ to the small, radiant Vāmana. Around them, alluring attendants embody temptation, while the horizon hints at Trivikrama’s vastness waiting to unfold.","primary_figures":["Vāmana (Vishnu avatāra)","Vasudhā (personified Earth)","attendant women as symbols of bhoga"],"setting":"ritual gifting space with a low altar, golden vessels, and a cosmic horizon showing continents like ornaments","lighting_mood":"divine radiance with theatrical contrast","color_palette":["lotus pink","deep indigo","antique gold","leaf green","pearl white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Vāmana as a youthful brahmacārin with a radiant halo receives Vasudhā personified—crowned, draped in sari patterned with rivers and cities; gold leaf on halos and ornaments; rich reds/greens; gem-studded details; include a subtle looming silhouette of Trivikrama in the background to foreshadow cosmic expansion.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate allegory—small Vāmana at a ritual platform, Earth-goddess offering a lotus and a miniature globe; refined faces, soft shading; lyrical landscape with tiny towns and forests; cool mountain palette with a luminous sky suggesting cosmic scale.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines depict Vāmana receiving a symbolic earth-disc from Vasudhā; stylized eyes, flat pigments; red/yellow/green dominance; ornamental borders with lotus and conch motifs; background hints of three worlds stacked vertically.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central Vāmana framed by lotus motifs and ornate borders; Earth personified offering a globe-lotus; deep blues and gold; intricate floral patterns; include peacocks and cows as auspicious elements while keeping the focus on the cosmic ‘dāna’ theme."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["ritual water pouring","soft bells","hushed assembly","distant wind"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दर्शनमात्रेण = दर्शन + मात्रेण; वृद्धोपि = वृद्धः + अपि; चैताम् = च + एताम्.
FAQs
It uses a striking comparison: women whose mere sight makes even the old feel youthful are identified with “this earth,” framed as the gift accepted by Vāmana—an allegorical linkage between desire/attraction and the motif of Vāmana’s receiving of the world.
Vāmana is invoked as the receiver of a “pratigraha” (accepted gift). The verse rhetorically equates the earth—here poetically linked with “those women”—with what Vāmana receives, echoing the broader Vāmana theme of obtaining the world/earth through a sacred transaction.
The verse can be read as cautioning how powerful sensory perception can be—capable of stirring youthfulness/desire—while simultaneously placing that power in a larger religious frame (Vāmana and the ‘gift’ of the earth), inviting reflection on attachment and its cosmic symbolism.