Shloka 19
The Account of King Yayāti: Kāmasaras, Rati’s Tears, and the Birth of Aśrubindumatī
within the Mātā–Pitṛ Tīrtha Narrative
पंचयोजनविस्तीर्णं दशयोजनदीर्घकम् । तडागं सर्वतोभद्रं दिव्यभावैरलंकृतम्
paṃcayojanavistīrṇaṃ daśayojanadīrghakam | taḍāgaṃ sarvatobhadraṃ divyabhāvairalaṃkṛtam
ആ തടാകം അഞ്ചു യോജന വീതിയും പത്തു യോജന നീളവും ഉള്ളതായിരുന്നു; സർവതോഭദ്രമായി, എല്ലാടവും മംഗളകരമായി, ദിവ്യഭാവങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കൃതമായിരുന്നു।
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Bhūmi-khaṇḍa 77).
Concept: Great sacred works—water reservoirs, ghats, and public wells—are dharmic acts that embody compassion and generate lasting punya.
Application: Support water conservation/charity (wells, tanks, clean drinking water) as modern ‘tadāga-dāna’; dedicate the act to Vishnu for inner purification.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A colossal rectangular reservoir stretches to the horizon, its embankments perfectly proportioned and auspicious on every side, like a mandala laid upon the earth. Stone steps descend in symmetrical tiers, banners flutter at the corners, and the water gleams with an otherworldly clarity as if infused with divine qualities.","primary_figures":["Pilgrim-traveler (tiny scale for grandeur)","Architect-sage (optional, symbolic)","Devas (subtle, in clouds, optional)"],"setting":"Monumental tadāga with symmetrical ghats, corner shrines, flowering trees, and processional paths; a sacred-geometry feel.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["stone gray","turquoise","sunlit gold","sandalwood beige","emerald green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: monumental tadāga rendered like a sacred mandala with symmetrical ghats and corner shrines; gold leaf outlining steps and water highlights, rich maroon-green borders, ornate temple motifs, jewel-like accents on banners and corner finials.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: wide panoramic composition emphasizing scale—tiny human figures near vast water; delicate architectural lines, soft sky wash, refined trees and flowering banks, cool palette with luminous water reflections.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: strong outlines and stylized symmetry—steps and embankments as rhythmic patterns; saturated pigments, ornamental corner shrines, auspicious motifs (śaṅkha-cakra) subtly embedded in border design.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: reservoir depicted as a large central geometric field filled with lotus motifs; ornate floral borders, peacocks and cows at the periphery, deep blues and gold; corner shrines suggested with miniature temple icons."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["wind over open water","distant temple bells","footsteps on stone steps","soft conch shell (ceremonial)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पञ्चयोजनविस्तीर्णम्/दशयोजनदीर्घकम्/सर्वतोभद्रम्/अलंकृतम्—सर्वे तडागम् इति कर्मपदं विशेषयन्ति; दिव्यभावैर् = दिव्यभावैः (र्-आदेशः).
FAQs
It portrays a deliberately constructed sacred water-body (tadāga) with vast dimensions and auspicious design on all sides, a common Purāṇic way of marking a place as ritually significant within sacred geography.
By describing the reservoir as “adorned with divine qualities,” the verse frames the landscape as infused with divinity—an outlook that supports devotional reverence toward tīrthas and sacred sites (even when explicit devotion is not stated in this single line).
The verse implicitly values creating and maintaining auspicious public works—especially water resources—presenting them as ennobling acts that can be aligned with dharma and sacred purpose.