Shloka 39
Pitṛ-tīrtha Context: Marks of Sin, Śrāddha Discipline, and Karmic Ripening
in Yayāti’s Narrative
देवस्थाने च नित्यं वै वैष्णवं पुस्तकं नृप । तस्मिन्प्रपूजिते विप्र पूजितः कमलापतिः
devasthāne ca nityaṃ vai vaiṣṇavaṃ pustakaṃ nṛpa | tasminprapūjite vipra pūjitaḥ kamalāpatiḥ
ഹേ രാജാവേ! ദേവസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ നിത്യവും വൈഷ്ണവ ഗ്രന്ഥം വെക്കണം. ഹേ ബ്രാഹ്മണാ! ആ ഗ്രന്ഥം വിധിപൂർവ്വം പൂജിക്കപ്പെടുമ്പോൾ കമലാപതി ശ്രീവിഷ്ണുവേ പൂജിക്കപ്പെട്ടവനാകുന്നു.
Unknown (context not provided; verse addresses both 'nṛpa' and 'vipra')
Concept: Keeping and worshipping a Vaiṣṇava book in the temple is equivalent to worshipping Viṣṇu, Lakṣmī’s lord (Kamalāpati).
Application: Establish a clean, elevated place for sacred books at home/temple; perform simple daily respect—lamp, flowers, bowing—before study or discourse.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: temple
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stone temple sanctum corridor opens into a small side chamber where a Vaiṣṇava scripture rests on a carved pedestal, garlanded like a deity. Priests offer a lamp and sandal paste to the book; in the background, the main shrine of Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa glows, visually linking grantha-pūjā to arcā-pūjā.","primary_figures":["temple priest (pūjārī)","Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa (in main shrine)","devotees"],"setting":"South Indian-style temple interior with granite pillars, brass lamps, a grantha-nidhi alcove, and a visible sanctum doorway.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["bronze gold","stone gray","vermillion red","leaf green","cream white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa in the sanctum with gold leaf halos; adjacent grantha-pedestal with a garlanded Vaiṣṇava book; priests holding ārati lamp; rich reds/greens, ornate temple arch, embossed gold detailing on pillars and jewelry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a temple side-chamber with a scripture on a stand, delicate lamp flames, devotees in soft garments; refined facial features, gentle perspective, muted stone tones with bright vermillion accents, a glimpse of the main deity shrine beyond.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: symmetrical temple interior; bold outlines; the book depicted as a sacred icon with lotus border; Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa in the background; warm pigment palette, stylized lamps and floral motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central grantha on a lotus pedestal with hanging garlands; upper register shows Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa symbols; ornate floral borders, peacocks near temple steps, deep blue background with gold highlights and lamp motifs."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["temple bells","ārati cymbals (soft)","footsteps on stone","low chanting","lamp flame hiss"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्मिन्प्रपूजिते = तस्मिन् + प्रपूजिते; कमलापतिः = कमला + पतिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
FAQs
It teaches that honoring Vaiṣṇava scripture is a direct form of devotion: worship offered to the sacred text is treated as worship of Viṣṇu himself.
Kamalāpati means “Lord of Kamalā (Lakṣmī),” i.e., Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa, highlighting his identity as Lakṣmī’s consort.
Maintain reverence for sacred learning: keep Vaiṣṇava texts in holy spaces and treat them with ritual respect, linking study and worship as complementary acts of bhakti.