Shloka 24
Yayāti and Mātali: Embodiment, Dharma as Rejuvenation, and the Medicine of Kṛṣṇa’s Name
शतखंडमये विप्र यः संधत्ते सबुद्धिमान् । हरेर्नाम्ना च दिव्येन सौभाग्येनापि पिप्पल
śatakhaṃḍamaye vipra yaḥ saṃdhatte sabuddhimān | harernāmnā ca divyena saubhāgyenāpi pippala
ឱ ព្រាហ្មណ៍ អ្នកប្រាជ្ញដែលប្រមូលផ្តុំការរៀបចំជារយផ្នែកនោះ ហើយធ្វើដោយព្រះនាមដ៏ទិព្វរបស់ព្រះហរិ ក៏ដោយសំណាងល្អផង នឹងទទួលបានបុណ្យកុសល។
Uncertain (verse excerpt lacks dialogue frame; Bhūmi-khaṇḍa commonly features Pulastya speaking to Bhīṣma)
Concept: A wise person who carefully ‘assembles’ a complex observance/offering and sanctifies it with Hari’s divine name gains auspicious merit.
Application: When undertaking any discipline (vrata, charity, worship), do it with careful completeness and keep Hari-nāma central—let intention and invocation guide the act.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A learned brāhmaṇa oversees a meticulous ritual arrangement composed of many small parts—like a hundred linked segments—each placed with reverent precision. As the divine name ‘Hari’ is uttered, luminous syllables appear as golden script in the air, binding the components into a single auspicious whole.","primary_figures":["a brāhmaṇa ritualist","a devoted householder","subtle presence of Hari as mantra-light"],"setting":"A clean courtyard altar with kalasha, lamps, flowers, and a geometric arrangement of offerings laid out in many segments; a palm-leaf manuscript nearby.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["saffron","gold leaf","white jasmine","turquoise","vermillion"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a brāhmaṇa performing a complex multi-part offering arrangement (hundred segments) on a decorated altar; floating golden Devanāgarī ‘हरे’ as radiant script; ornate lamps and kalasha; heavy gold leaf on mantra and ornaments, rich reds and greens, traditional iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate courtyard ritual with fine detailing of many small offering parts; soft dawn light, delicate brushwork on flowers and vessels; mantra syllables depicted as subtle glowing calligraphy; refined faces and gentle naturalism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized altar geometry, prominent mantra-calligraphy as a halo-like band; warm red/yellow/green palette, temple-wall composition with ornamental borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate floral borders and lotus motifs framing a central altar; repeated small offering units forming a ‘hundred-part’ pattern; deep blue background with gold calligraphy of Hari-nāma, intricate textile-like detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["mantra japa","temple bells","conch shell","soft hand cymbals"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शतखंडमये → शत खण्ड मये (समास/सन्धि); हरेर्नाम्ना → हरेः नाम्ना; सौभाग्येनापि → सौभाग्येन अपि। (पादान्त ‘पिप्पल’ पाठः अपूर्ण/संभवतः संबोधनः)
FAQs
It links religious merit to invoking “the divine name of Hari,” reflecting the Vaiṣṇava theme that devotion expressed through nāma (name) is spiritually efficacious.
The verse suggests that the capacity to perform the act while invoking Hari’s divine name is itself aided by saubhāgya—fortunate circumstances or grace that supports devotional practice.
“Pippala” may refer to the sacred fig tree (a common locus of worship and vow-observance) or be a context-specific address/name; the provided line is truncated, so the precise function needs the next pāda(s) or surrounding verses.