Shloka 158
Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice: Ṛtvij System, Sāvitrī’s Reconciliation, Tīrtha-Catalogue, Śrāddha & Initiation Rites, and Vrata Fruits
पद्मावत्यां पद्मगृहो गगने पद्मकेतनः । अष्टोत्तरं स्थानशतं मया ते परिकीर्तितम्
padmāvatyāṃ padmagṛho gagane padmaketanaḥ | aṣṭottaraṃ sthānaśataṃ mayā te parikīrtitam
In Padmāvatī ist Padmagṛha, und am Himmel ist Padmaketana. So habe ich dir die hundertacht heiligen Wohnstätten verkündet.
Unspecified (narrator continuing a list of sacred abodes/tīrthas within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa dialogue frame)
Concept: The sacred is manifold yet ordered; enumerating and remembering Viṣṇu’s abodes (108) becomes a devotional act that orients the mind toward the divine presence across worlds.
Application: Keep a personal ‘108’ practice: recite 108 names/abodes, or visit/mentally pilgrimage to one sacred place daily; treat remembrance as a portable tīrtha.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cosmic lotus-map unfurls like a mandala: on one petal stands the jewel-like city Padmāvatī with a radiant Padmagṛha, while above, in the open sky, Padmaketana shines as a floating sanctum. A sage-narrator gestures to a garland of 108 glowing lotuses, each inscribed with a sacred abode, as if completing a divine itinerary.","primary_figures":["sage-narrator (Purāṇic ṛṣi)","Vishnu (as an all-pervading presence, subtle or iconographic)","celestial attendants (gandharvas/apsarases, optional)"],"setting":"A liminal vista between earth and heaven: lotus-lakes, temple spires, and a starry firmament where a sky-temple hovers; the 108 abodes appear as luminous lotus-seals around the scene.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sapphire blue","lotus pink","gold leaf","emerald green","pearl white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a central lotus-mandala showing Padmāvatī with Padmagṛha as a South Indian vimāna, and above it Padmaketana as a floating celestial shrine; heavy gold leaf halos, embossed lotus petals forming a ring of 108 miniature shrine-icons, rich crimson and emerald background, gem-studded ornaments, traditional Vaishnava iconography with conch and discus motifs subtly embedded in the border.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a lyrical cosmic landscape where Padmāvatī appears as a delicate palace amid lotus ponds, and Padmaketana floats in a pale indigo sky; fine brushwork, soft gradients, refined faces of a sage pointing to a garland of 108 tiny lotus medallions, cool mountain-like blues and greens with pink lotuses and thin gold accents.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and flat natural pigments; a large stylized lotus fills the frame with 108 petal compartments, each a tiny shrine; Padmāvatī and Padmagṛha on the lower register, Padmaketana in the upper sky register; strong reds, yellows, greens, and a luminous blue field, temple-wall aesthetic with characteristic wide eyes on attendant figures.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a grand lotus pond composition with ornate floral borders; 108 lotus medallions encircle the central scene, each medallion a miniature sacred abode; deep indigo background with gold detailing, pink lotuses, white swans, peacocks at the corners; subtle Vaishnava symbols (śaṅkha-cakra) woven into the border patterns."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","soft drone (tanpura)","conch shell (distant)","gentle wind","silence between enumerations"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अष्टोत्तरम् = अष्ट + उत्तरम् (समास); परिकीर्तितम् = परि-उपसर्ग + √कीर्त् + क्त.
FAQs
It concludes an enumeration of sacred “sthānas” (abodes/holy places), indicating a structured sacred geography totaling 108, spanning terrestrial locations (e.g., Padmāvatī) and even celestial realms (“in the sky”).
By highlighting named sacred abodes associated with divine presence, it supports a bhakti-oriented practice of pilgrimage, remembrance, and reverence toward places understood as manifesting the sacred.
The verse models careful transmission of tradition—systematically recounting sacred knowledge—implying that disciplined listening, preserving, and sharing dharmic teachings is itself a virtuous act.