Shloka 140107
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, Puṣkara-Creation Imagery, Madhu–Kaiṭabha, and Early Genealogies
कथितस्तेनुपूर्वेण संस्तुतश्च महर्षिभिः । यश्चेदमग्र्यं शृणुयात्पुराणं सदा नरः पर्वसु चेत्पठेत
kathitastenupūrveṇa saṃstutaśca maharṣibhiḥ | yaścedamagryaṃ śṛṇuyātpurāṇaṃ sadā naraḥ parvasu cetpaṭheta
यह पुराण पहले उन्हीं के द्वारा कहा गया और महर्षियों द्वारा प्रशंसित हुआ। जो मनुष्य सदा इस श्रेष्ठ पुराण को सुनता है, या पर्व-त्योहारों के पावन दिनों में इसका पाठ करता है, वह इसका पुण्यफल प्राप्त करता है।
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context required from surrounding verses in Adhyaya 40).
Concept: Śravaṇa and pāṭha of an ‘agrya’ Purāṇa on sacred days yields enduring merit and spiritual refinement.
Application: Set a weekly or festival-day routine for Purāṇa listening/reading; treat holy days as opportunities for intensified śravaṇa-kīrtana.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A lamp-lit temple hall where a learned reciter chants from palm-leaf manuscripts while attentive devotees sit in orderly rows. Above them, a subtle divine aura suggests the Purāṇa’s sanctity, as if the very sound becomes a lotus-pathway to merit on festival days.","primary_figures":["Purāṇa-paṭhaka (reciter)","listening devotees","mahārṣis (as visionary witnesses)","Vishnu (subtle, icon or radiant presence)"],"setting":"Temple mandapa with brass lamps, palm-leaf manuscripts, conch and bell near the dais, floral garlands indicating a parvan day.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["gold leaf","deep vermilion","sandalwood beige","emerald green","indigo"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a South Indian mandapa with a seated Purāṇa reciter holding palm-leaf manuscripts, devotees in folded-hands posture, Vishnu’s icon behind the dais with gold leaf halo, rich reds and greens, gem-studded ornaments on the deity, ornate arch (prabhavali), brass lamps glowing, intricate floral borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate satsanga scene in a courtyard-temple pavilion, delicate brushwork showing listeners wrapped in shawls, a calm priest reading from a manuscript, soft Himalayan-like pastel sky as symbolic serenity, refined faces, subtle lotus motifs floating in the margins.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined mandapa interior, large expressive eyes on figures, Vishnu icon with radiant aura, natural pigment palette dominated by red/yellow/green, rhythmic lamp flames, stylized lotus and creeper borders framing the recitation.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Krishna/Vishnu-centered devotional assembly with lotus motifs and ornate floral borders, deep blue backdrop, golden lamps, peacocks perched on pillars, cows outside the mandapa as auspicious witnesses, intricate textile-like detailing emphasizing parvan-day sanctity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["temple bells","tanpura drone","soft mridangam pulse","conch shell (opening)","gathered silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कथितस्तेनुपूर्वेण = कथितः तेन पूर्वेण; संस्तुतश्च = संस्तुतः च; यश्चेदमग्र्यं = यः च इदम् अग्र्यम्; शृणुयात्पुराणं = शृणुयात् पुराणम्; चेत्पठेत = चेत् पठेत.
FAQs
It highlights both: continual listening (śravaṇa) to the Purāṇa, and recitation/reading (paṭhana), especially on parva (holy/festival) days.
“Parva” refers to sacred occasions such as major lunar observances and festival days considered especially fruitful for religious recitation and vows.
The verse encourages steady engagement with sacred teachings—regular hearing and disciplined recitation—presented as a reliable means to accrue spiritual merit and refinement.