Shloka 23
Yoga-Sleep, Cosmic Dissolution, and the Lotus of Creation
with Mārkaṇḍeya’s Vision
श्रूयते यच्च वै श्राव्यं यच्चान्यत्परिजल्पितम् । या कथायाश्च श्रुतयो यो धर्मी धर्मतत्परः
śrūyate yacca vai śrāvyaṃ yaccānyatparijalpitam | yā kathāyāśca śrutayo yo dharmī dharmatatparaḥ
Cuanto se oye, cuanto es digno de oírse y cuanto más se comenta; las narraciones y tradiciones que se escuchan—todo ello cobra sentido para el justo, entregado al dharma.
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Concept: Discernment in hearing: for the dharma-devoted, what is heard and spoken should be aligned with righteousness; śravaṇa is an ethical-spiritual practice, not mere entertainment.
Application: Curate what you consume (stories, speech, media); prioritize Hari-kathā, dharma-śāstra, and uplifting narratives; practice mindful listening and truthful speech.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A quiet teaching circle where disciples sit in attentive rows, some holding palm leaves, while a sage gestures toward a manuscript labeled ‘dharma’. Above them, faint symbolic motifs—an ear (śravaṇa), a tongue (vāk), and a balanced scale—float like allegories of right hearing and right speech.","primary_figures":["Purāṇic sage (unspecified)","disciples/listeners"],"setting":"Hermitage classroom under a banyan tree, manuscript stand, water pot, simple prayer beads; calm natural surroundings.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["warm sand","banyan green","copper brown","soft gold","sky blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: sage teaching dharma to seated disciples, gold-leaf highlights on manuscripts and halos, rich maroon and green textiles, ornate border with ear-and-script motifs, traditional South Indian compositional symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate satsang under a tree, delicate lines, gentle pastel sky, refined faces, small details of palm-leaf folios and ink pot, distant hills for depth.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, rhythmic arrangement of listeners, stylized banyan leaves, warm red/yellow/green pigments, temple-wall didactic panel feel.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: satsang scene framed by lotus vines and peacock-feather borders, deep blue ground with gold floral filigree, subtle Vaishnava symbols woven into the border."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft birdsong","turning palm leaves","gentle wind","brief bell at verse end"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यच्च = यत् + च; यच्चान्यत् = यत् + च + अन्यत्; अन्यत्परिजल्पितम् = अन्यत् + परिजल्पितम्; कथायाश्च = कथायाः + च
FAQs
It highlights that hearing and engaging with teachings, narratives, and traditions becomes spiritually fruitful when one is grounded in righteousness and devoted to dharma.
It frames listening as an ethical-spiritual act: what one hears (and how it benefits) depends on the listener’s dharmic disposition and commitment to righteous living.
Cultivate dharma-centered intent; then conversations, teachings, and stories can support discernment and virtue rather than distraction or mere gossip.