Shloka 12
Yayāti’s Summons to Heaven and the Teaching on Old Age, the Five-Element Body, and Self–Body Discernment
तेषां नामानि वक्ष्यामि शृणुष्वैकाग्रमानसः । तस्यासीज्ज्येष्ठपुत्रस्तु रुरुर्नाम महाबलः
teṣāṃ nāmāni vakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣvaikāgramānasaḥ | tasyāsījjyeṣṭhaputrastu rururnāma mahābalaḥ
ខ្ញុំនឹងប្រាប់នាមរបស់ពួកគេ—សូមស្តាប់ដោយចិត្តផ្តោតតែមួយ។ ព្រះរាជបុត្រច្បងមាននាមថា រុរុ ជាអ្នកមានកម្លាំងមហិមា។
Narrator (contextual speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)
Concept: Sacred history is received through disciplined attention; lineage narration functions as moral memory guiding dharma.
Application: Practice single-pointed listening in study and worship; treat instruction as sacred transmission rather than entertainment.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A storyteller-sage gestures with a raised hand, inviting the listener into focused silence as the lineage scroll is unfurled. Behind him, the eldest prince Ruru appears in a heroic vignette—broad-shouldered, calm-eyed—standing beside a banner marked with ancestral symbols, as if the name itself carries destiny.","primary_figures":["narrator-sage (kathaka)","listener (disciple/king)","Prince Ruru"],"setting":"a forest hermitage or palace-side recitation hall with palm-leaf manuscripts and a lineage scroll","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["sage green","parchment tan","vermillion","charcoal black","sunlit amber"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: A sage narrator with gold leaf halo holds a palm-leaf manuscript; the listener sits respectfully with folded hands; to one side, a framed vignette of Prince Ruru in regal ornaments and heroic stance; rich reds and greens, gold embellishment on manuscripts, jewelry, and decorative borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: A quiet hermitage recitation under a tree canopy; delicate brushwork on manuscripts and textiles; cool greens and soft browns; Ruru shown as a youthful hero in a side panel with refined facial features and subtle mountain-like horizon lines.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Bold outlines; sage and listener in frontal, iconic poses; manuscripts and scroll stylized; Ruru depicted with strong stance and ornate jewelry; red/yellow/green palette with temple-wall narrative registers.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Katha-scene framed by lotus and floral borders; deep blue ground with gold manuscript motifs; peacocks perched near the scroll; Ruru presented in a medallion panel as the ‘first name’ revealed, with intricate textile patterns and ornamental symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["rustling palm leaves","birds in hermitage","soft tanpura drone","brief bell at name-revelation"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शृणुष्व + एकाग्रमानसः → शृणुष्वैकाग्रमानसः; तस्य + आसीत् → तस्यासीद् (द्) + ज्येष्ठपुत्रः → तस्यासीज्ज्येष्ठपुत्रः (द्+ज→ज्ज); ज्येष्ठपुत्रः + तु → ज्येष्ठपुत्रस्तु; रुरुः + नाम → रुरुर्नाम (उः + न → उर्न); पदच्छेदः: तेषाम् / नामानि / वक्ष्यामि / शृणुष्व / एकाग्रमानसः / तस्य / आसीत् / ज्येष्ठपुत्रः / तु / रुरुः / नाम / महाबलः
FAQs
The verse introduces Ruru as the eldest son in the lineage being enumerated, describing him as mahābala (“of great strength”).
It serves as a transition into a genealogical listing: the speaker asks the listener to pay close attention and then begins naming descendants, starting with the eldest son, Ruru.
The explicit emphasis is on śravaṇa with attention—listening with an ekāgra (one-pointed) mind—highlighting focused receptivity as a valued discipline in Purāṇic instruction.