Shloka 33
The Glory of Śrāddha at Sacred Fords and the Determination of the Kutapa Time
गोकर्णो गजकर्णश्च तथा चक्रनदी शुभा । श्रीशैलं शाकतीर्थं च नारसिंहमतः परम्
gokarṇo gajakarṇaśca tathā cakranadī śubhā | śrīśailaṃ śākatīrthaṃ ca nārasiṃhamataḥ param
ഗോകർണം, ഗജകർണം, ശുഭമായ ചക്രനദി; ശ്രീശൈലം, ശാകതീർത്ഥം, പിന്നെ നരസിംഹധാമം—ഇവ പുണ്യസ്ഥാനങ്ങളാണ്.
Unspecified (narratorial listing within the Adhyaya context)
Concept: Smaraṇa and darśana of tīrthas purify; sacred geography is a practical doorway to dharma and devotion.
Application: Keep a ‘tīrtha-smaraṇa’ practice: recite or remember sacred places daily, support pilgrim charities/temples, and treat travel as sādhana with restraint and worship.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A pilgrim-map tableau unfolds like a sacred scroll: each tīrtha appears as a luminous vignette—Gokarṇa’s sea-temple, Śrīśaila’s forested hill-shrine, and a radiant Narasiṃha sanctum—linked by a winding golden path. Sages point to the route while a conch-bearing Vaiṣṇava pilgrim offers flowers, suggesting that even remembrance is worship.","primary_figures":["Vaiṣṇava pilgrim","itinerant sages (ṛṣis)","Narasimha (as shrine icon)","local kṣetrapālas/temple attendants"],"setting":"Deccan sacred landscape montage—coastline, riverbank, and forested hill-temple complexes arranged as a continuous pilgrimage panorama.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sapphire blue","lotus pink","gold leaf","emerald green","vermilion"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a multi-panel sacred itinerary with Gokarṇa sea-temple, Śrīśaila hill-shrine, and Narasiṃha sanctum; heavy gold leaf halos around shrine icons, rich crimson and emerald textiles on pilgrims, gem-studded ornaments, ornate temple arches, stylized waves and hills, South Indian iconographic precision.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical pilgrimage panorama across coastal and hill terrains; delicate brushwork, cool greens and blues, refined faces of sages guiding a pilgrim, small shrine vignettes labeled with toponyms, misty hills for Śrīśaila, gentle river curves for Cakranadī.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and flat natural pigments; central pilgrim with tulasī-mālā and conch, surrounding shrine-medallions for each tīrtha, temple-lamp motifs, characteristic large eyes, red-yellow-green dominant palette with gold accents.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a devotional map framed by lotus and creeper borders; central Narasiṃha shrine medallion with surrounding tīrtha vignettes, peacocks and cows in margins, deep indigo background with gold detailing, floral garlands connecting the sites like a mālā."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","conch shell","distant surf","footsteps on stone ghats"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गोकर्णो→गोकर्णः; गजकर्णश्च→गजकर्णः+च; चक्रनदी (समास); नारसिंहमतः→नारसिंहम्+अतः; अन्यत्र पदच्छेदः सरलः।
FAQs
It functions as a compact itinerary-style list, mapping a network of holy sites (tīrthas, rivers, and mountains) that define a sacred landscape for pilgrimage and remembrance.
By culminating in a reference to Narasiṃha, it ties pilgrimage geography to devotional theism—remembering and visiting places associated with Viṣṇu’s manifestations is presented as spiritually significant.
The implied teaching is reverence: honoring sacred spaces and traditions of pilgrimage cultivates humility, discipline, and remembrance of the divine in daily life.