Shloka 9
Yayāti’s Ascent to Heaven
and Entry into Vaikuṇṭha
गुणानां हि महाराज आकरः सत्यपंडितः । कुर्वंति च महाधर्मं सत्यवंतो महौजसः
guṇānāṃ hi mahārāja ākaraḥ satyapaṃḍitaḥ | kurvaṃti ca mahādharmaṃ satyavaṃto mahaujasaḥ
മഹാരാജാവേ! സത്യനിഷ്ഠ പണ്ഡിതൻ ഗുണങ്ങളുടെ ഖനിയാണ്; സത്യവാന്മാരും മഹൗജസ്സുള്ളവരും മഹാധർമ്മം ആചരിക്കുന്നു.
Unspecified (contextual dialogue in Bhūmi-khaṇḍa; speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)
Concept: Truthfulness (satya) is a generative source of all virtues; satyavān persons, strengthened by inner vigor, naturally enact mahā-dharma.
Application: Practice truth that is also wise: verify, speak with restraint, keep promises; cultivate ojas through sāttvika habits so dharma becomes effortless.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sage addresses a crowned king seated on a lion-throne, pointing gently toward a balance scale where 'satya' outweighs gold. Behind them, a faint cosmic wheel suggests dharma’s universal reach, while the king’s face softens into resolve.","primary_figures":["Sage/minister delivering counsel","Mahārāja (king)","Personified Satya (symbolic, as a glowing script or aura)"],"setting":"Royal sabhā with banners, incense, and a side alcove holding a Viṣṇu lamp and śāstra bundles.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["royal blue","burnished gold","ivory white","maroon","smoky gray"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: king on ornate throne listening to a sage, gold leaf halo around both, a symbolic scale with the word 'SATYA' in Devanagari glowing, rich maroons and greens, heavy jewelry, temple-like arch framing the scene, embossed gold patterns.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate court counseling scene with delicate facial expressions, soft dawn light entering from a jharokha, cool blues and warm ochres, a subtle dharma-chakra motif in the sky beyond the palace garden.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal king and sage with stylized eyes, bold outlines, flat fields of red/yellow/green, a prominent dharma-chakra emblem above, lamp flames and incense curls rendered decoratively.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: court scene framed by lotus and tulasi vines, peacocks at corners, a small Viṣṇu shrine centered in the border, deep indigo ground with gold floral filigree, the word 'satya' integrated as ornamental calligraphy."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["courtly mridang pulse (soft)","temple bell accent","incense crackle","distant conch","murmur of assembly fading into silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: महौजसः → महा + ओजसः (vowel sandhi: ā + o → au). कुर्वंति normalized to कुर्वन्ति (standard present 3pl).
FAQs
It teaches that truthfulness (satya), joined with wisdom, becomes a repository of all virtues and naturally leads one to practice the highest dharma.
It presents satya not merely as a virtue among others but as a foundation: truthful, wise people embody virtues and therefore live out “mahādharma,” the noblest form of righteous conduct.
A ruler should honor and cultivate truthfulness and wise counsel, since truth-bearing, strong-willed persons are depicted as the natural practitioners of the highest righteousness.