Shloka 111
Origin of the Lunar Dynasty: Soma’s Rise, the Tārā Abduction War, Budha–Purūravas Genealogy, and Kārtavīrya Arjuna
जज्ञे बाहुसहस्रं च इच्छतस्तस्य धीमतः । सर्वे यज्ञा महाबाहोस्तस्यासन्भूरिदक्षिणाः
jajñe bāhusahasraṃ ca icchatastasya dhīmataḥ | sarve yajñā mahābāhostasyāsanbhūridakṣiṇāḥ
ആ ധീമാന്റെ ഇച്ഛപ്രകാരം അവനിൽ സഹസ്രബാഹുക്കൾ ജനിച്ചു. ആ മഹാബാഹുവിന്റെ യാഗങ്ങൾ എല്ലാം പ്രചുര ദക്ഷിണകളാൽ സമൃദ്ധമായിരുന്നു.
Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa narration)
Concept: Power is ritually and ethically stabilized through yajña and abundant dakṣiṇā; generosity is a king’s purifier and social glue.
Application: Pair capability with giving: allocate a portion of income/time to support learning, worship, and relief; let success express itself as generosity rather than domination.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Kārttavīrya’s thousand arms unfurl like a golden fan as he pours offerings into a blazing yajña fire; priests chant while heaps of dakṣiṇā—cows, gold, cloth—are arranged in orderly abundance. The scene balances martial grandeur with ritual sanctity, showing power transmuted into merit through giving.","primary_figures":["Kārttavīrya Arjuna","Vedic priests (ṛtviks)","attendant ministers and donors"],"setting":"A grand yajña-śālā with fire altar, kusa mats, ladles, soma vessels, and rows of gift offerings; banners and royal parasols at the periphery.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["flame orange","antique gold","sandalwood beige","vermilion","deep forest green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central yajña fire with gold leaf flames; Kārttavīrya with stylized multiple arms offering ghee and flowers; priests in white with sacred threads; abundant dakṣiṇā piles—gold coins, cloth bundles, cows—rendered with jewel-like highlights; rich red-green background, ornate borders, heavy gold leaf on ornaments, fire, and ritual vessels.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate sacrificial courtyard with delicate figures—priests chanting, smoke curling softly; Kārttavīrya’s many arms suggested through rhythmic repetition; gifts arranged in neat rows; warm firelight against cool evening blues, refined facial features, lyrical realism and gentle motion in the smoke.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: iconic yajña scene with bold outlines; bright fire altar, priests in stylized poses; Kārttavīrya’s arms fanned symmetrically; red-yellow-green palette with black contouring; decorative temple-wall borders and patterned floor motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a ceremonial offering tableau framed by intricate floral borders—yajña fire as a central lotus-flame motif; repeated gift symbols (cows, cloth, gold) arranged like decorative bands; deep indigo ground with gold and white detailing, peacocks and lotuses at corners, devotional ornamentation transforming ritual into sacred pattern."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["Vedic chant drone","crackling fire","temple bells","conch shell (auspicious)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्यासन् = तस्य + आसन्; भूरिदक्षिणाः = भूरि + दक्षिणाः (कर्मधारय).
FAQs
It functions as a Purāṇic hyperbole indicating extraordinary power and capacity—especially the ability to perform vast works (like many sacrifices) and uphold cosmic or royal duties.
It means the sacrifices were accompanied by plentiful dakṣiṇā—generous ritual gifts to officiating priests and participants—highlighting lawful generosity as an essential component of yajña.
The verse underscores that religious acts are meant to be supported by generosity and rightful giving; merit is linked not only to performance of rites but also to abundant, sincere charity.