Shloka 18
Yayāti and Mātali: Embodiment, Dharma as Rejuvenation, and the Medicine of Kṛṣṇa’s Name
तेन मे व्याधयो दोषाः पापाद्याः प्रलयं गताः । विद्यमाने हि संसारे कृष्णनाम्नि महौषधे
tena me vyādhayo doṣāḥ pāpādyāḥ pralayaṃ gatāḥ | vidyamāne hi saṃsāre kṛṣṇanāmni mahauṣadhe
ດ້ວຍອຳນາດນັ້ນ ໂລກໄພ ໂທດມົນທິນ ແລະບາບທັງປວງຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າລ້ວນສູນສະຫາຍ; ເພາະໃນໂລກນີ້ມີມະຫາອຸສະທະ ຄື “ນາມພຣະກຣິດສະນະ”។
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Concept: Kṛṣṇa’s Name is the supreme medicine that dissolves sin and its karmic afflictions.
Application: Adopt daily nāma-japa/kīrtana as a ‘spiritual regimen’: begin the day with a fixed count, especially during stress or illness; treat lapses as cues to return to the Name rather than despair.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A weary devotee sits beside a simple tulasī planter, palms joined, as luminous syllables ‘कृष्ण’ rise like healing vapors and dissolve dark, smoky knots labeled as pāpa and vyādhi. Above, Kṛṣṇa’s gentle presence is suggested as a radiant blue aura rather than a fully formed figure, emphasizing the Name as the medicine within the world.","primary_figures":["A devotee/householder","Subtle aura of Śrī Kṛṣṇa (suggested, not dominant)","Tulasi plant (optional but fitting to Padma tone)"],"setting":"A quiet courtyard shrine with a small lamp, japa-mālā, and a water pot; the worldly background fades into mist to symbolize saṃsāra.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["sapphire blue","lotus pink","warm gold","smoke gray","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a seated devotee before a small tulasī maṇḍapa, gold-leaf halo forming the Devanāgarī ‘कृष्ण’ above, ornate lamp and kalasha, rich crimson and emerald textiles, subtle Kṛṣṇa aura in sapphire blue with gem-studded borders and traditional South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate courtyard scene with delicate linework, a devotee chanting on a mālā, translucent letters ‘कृष्ण’ drifting like fragrant medicine, cool pastel sky, lyrical naturalism, refined faces, small tulasī plant and brass lamp rendered with fine detail.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, warm red-yellow-green palette, stylized devotee in añjali, large calligraphic ‘कृष्ण’ as a radiant mandala, minimal background architecture like a temple wall niche, rhythmic ornamental borders and characteristic wide eyes.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central lotus medallion containing the sacred Name ‘कृष्ण’, surrounding floral borders with tulasī leaves, small cows and peacocks in the margins, deep indigo ground with gold highlights, devotional textile symmetry evoking nāma as the living tīrtha."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","gentle tanpura drone","silence between phrases","faint conch at cadence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पापाद्याः = पाप + आद्याः; महौषधे = महा + औषधे. द्वितीयपादे सति-सप्तमी: विद्यमाने ... (while ... exists).
FAQs
It presents Kṛṣṇa’s name as a “great medicine,” implying that devotion expressed through nāma-japa (chanting/remembering the divine name) purifies sin and removes inner afflictions.
The verse uses therapeutic imagery to say the divine name functions as a powerful remedy—dispelling spiritual “diseases” like pāpa (sin) and doṣa (fault), and even the experience of suffering they produce.
It encourages cultivating steady remembrance/chanting of Kṛṣṇa’s name as a practical discipline for moral purification and overcoming harmful tendencies that manifest as suffering.