Shloka 20
The Procedure for the Consecration of a Pond
सर्वौषध्युदकैः सर्वैः स्नापितो वेदपारगैः । यजमानः सपत्नीकः पुत्रपौत्रसमन्वितः
sarvauṣadhyudakaiḥ sarvaiḥ snāpito vedapāragaiḥ | yajamānaḥ sapatnīkaḥ putrapautrasamanvitaḥ
വേദപാരഗന്മാർ എല്ലാ ഔഷധികളും കലർത്തിയ ജലങ്ങളാൽ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ സ്നാപനം ചെയ്തു; യജമാനൻ പത്നിയോടുകൂടി, പുത്ര-പൗത്രസഹിതനായി നിലകൊണ്ടു।
Narratorial voice (contextual speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)
Concept: Purification (snāna) performed under Vedic guidance sanctifies household life; dharma is upheld with spouse and lineage as witnesses and participants.
Application: Before worship or major commitments, cleanse body and mind; include family in shared sacred routines to transmit values across generations.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Vedic scholars pour herb-infused water from bronze and silver vessels over the yajamāna and his wife, who stand on a clean platform beside the altar. Sons and grandsons wait with folded hands, holding towels, garlands, and ritual trays, as the air fills with the scent of medicinal leaves and sanctified water.","primary_figures":["yajamāna","yajamāna’s wife (patnī)","sons and grandsons","Vedic priests (vedapāraga)"],"setting":"Abhiṣeka area adjacent to the yajña altar, with vessels, bundles of herbs, and a neatly marked ritual ground.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["herb green","turmeric yellow","copper bronze","pearl white","sacred water blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: abhiṣeka scene with priests pouring oṣadhi-infused water over the patron and his wife; lavish gold leaf on vessels and ornaments, rich red-green architectural frame, stylized sacred herbs rendered as decorative clusters, family members in reverent poses, radiant auspicious aura.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate family purification—softly painted streams of water, delicate herb bundles, refined faces, patterned shawls; gentle naturalism with a calm courtyard and distant trees, cool blues and greens balanced with warm ochres.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined abhiṣeka with rhythmic water arcs, stylized herb motifs, priests and couple in iconic stance; flat temple-wall composition, strong reds/yellows/greens, ornate borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ceremonial bathing framed by lotus borders and hanging garlands; vessels and herbs arranged symmetrically, deep blue ground with gold highlights, devotional ambience akin to temple festival cloth backdrops."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["flowing water","soft Vedic chanting","temple bells","rustle of leaves"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्वौषध्युदकैः = सर्व + औषधि + उदकैः (समास); स्नापितो = स्नापितः (विसर्ग-लोप/पाठभेद); सपत्नीकः (IAST: sapatnīkaḥ) = स + पत्नी + क (बहुव्रीहि); पुत्रपौत्रसमन्वितः = पुत्र + पौत्र + समन्वितः (समास)।
FAQs
It describes a ceremonial bathing (snāpana/snana) of the yajamāna, performed with waters infused with medicinal herbs, administered by Veda-versed officiants.
Many Vedic rites are ideally performed with the wife present as a co-participant in dharma and ritual merit; the verse emphasizes the completeness and auspiciousness of the sacrifice.
It implies the ideal of household continuity and support—ritual life and dharma being sustained within a stable family line, with descendants participating in auspicious observances.