Shloka 64
Yayāti’s Summons to Heaven and the Teaching on Old Age, the Five-Element Body, and Self–Body Discernment
सत्येन धर्मपुण्यैश्च दानैर्नियमसंयमैः । अश्वमेधादिभिर्यज्ञैस्तीर्थैः संयमनैस्तथा
satyena dharmapuṇyaiśca dānairniyamasaṃyamaiḥ | aśvamedhādibhiryajñaistīrthaiḥ saṃyamanaistathā
ດ້ວຍຄວາມສັດຈິງ; ດ້ວຍກຳທຳທີ່ເປັນທຳມະແລະບຸນ; ດ້ວຍທານ; ດ້ວຍວຣະຕະ ແລະນິຍະມພ້ອມການສຳຣວມຕົນ; ດ້ວຍຍັດຍະເຊັ່ນອັສວເມທ; ດ້ວຍທີຣຖະອັນສັກສິດ; ແລະດ້ວຍວິນັຍແຫ່ງການສຳຣວມ—ຍ່ອມໄດ້ບຸນທາງວິນຍານຕາມທີ່ປາດຖະນາ.
Unspecified (verse excerpt; speaker not identifiable from the single shloka alone)
Concept: Spiritual merit is accumulated through satya, dharma, dāna, niyama-saṃyama, yajña, tīrtha-sevā, and disciplined restraint.
Application: Adopt one discipline: truthfulness in speech, regular charity, a weekly vow/niyama, and periodic pilgrimage or local temple tīrtha-sevā; treat restraint as worship.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A panoramic ‘dharma-mandala’ scene: a pilgrim-householder offers water and gifts, a sage teaches restraint, and in the distance a grand yajña-vedi blazes with controlled fire. Sacred pathways lead toward multiple tīrthas—river ghats, temple towers, and forest hermitages—showing many doors of merit converging toward inner purity.","primary_figures":["Householder devotee","Vedic priest (ṛtvij)","Sage teacher of niyama","Symbolic Vishnu presence (subtle, as guiding light)"],"setting":"Composite sacred landscape: yajña-śālā with vedi, a river ghat for snāna, a temple courtyard for dāna, and a quiet grove for self-restraint practices.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["saffron","river turquoise","sandalwood beige","vermillion","gold leaf"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central yajña-vedi with stylized flames, priests in traditional attire, a devotee offering dāna at a temple threshold, gold leaf halos and ornate borders, rich reds and greens, gem-like detailing on vessels and ornaments, subtle Vishnu emblem (śaṅkha-cakra) in the upper panel signifying Vaishnava orientation.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical multi-scene composition with delicate brushwork—river ghat snāna, small yajña fire, a sage instructing a disciple in restraint—cool yet luminous palette, refined faces, rolling hills and trees framing the tīrtha route.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, simplified but iconic yajña scene, devotee giving charity, temple lamp stands, strong red/yellow/green palette, large expressive eyes, rhythmic arrangement of dharma-acts as a narrative frieze.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: devotional tapestry where acts of satya, dāna, and tīrtha-sevā appear as vignettes around a central lotus medallion bearing Vishnu’s śaṅkha-cakra symbols, intricate floral borders, deep blues with gold highlights, peacocks and lotuses suggesting auspicious merit."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft yajña fire crackle","mantra undertone","temple bells","flowing water"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: dharmapuṇyaiśca = dharma-puṇyaiḥ + ca; dānairniyamasaṃyamaiḥ = dānaiḥ + niyama-saṃyamaiḥ; aśvamedhādibhiryajñais = aśvamedha-ādibhiḥ + yajñaiḥ.
FAQs
It enumerates truthfulness, righteous/meritorious conduct, charity, vows and self-restraint, major sacrifices like the Aśvamedha, pilgrimage to tīrthas, and other disciplines of restraint.
No. The verse places ethical virtues (truth, dharma, charity, restraint) alongside ritual means (yajñas) and tīrtha pilgrimage, presenting a broad dharmic spectrum rather than a single exclusive path.
Spiritual progress is supported by both inner integrity (truth and self-control) and outward dharmic action (charity, vows, sacred rites, and pilgrimage).