Shloka 63
Mārkaṇḍeya’s Birth and Boon; Puṣkara’s Glory; Rāma’s Śrāddha; Refuge-Hymn to Śiva
सुतो दशरथस्याहं रामो नाम जनैः स्मृतः । सौभाग्यवापीं तां द्रष्टुमहं प्राप्तोत्रिशासनात्
suto daśarathasyāhaṃ rāmo nāma janaiḥ smṛtaḥ | saubhāgyavāpīṃ tāṃ draṣṭumahaṃ prāptotriśāsanāt
ഞാൻ ദശരഥന്റെ പുത്രൻ; ജനങ്ങൾ എന്നെ ‘രാമൻ’ എന്നു സ്മരിക്കുന്നു. ത്രിശാസനന്റെ ആജ്ഞപ്രകാരം ആ ‘സൗഭാഗ്യ-വാപി’ ദർശിക്കാനായി ഇവിടെ എത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു.
Rāma
Concept: Approaching a tirtha under dharmic instruction turns travel into merit-bearing darśana; sacred geography becomes a vehicle for grace.
Application: Treat visits to holy places (or even daily ‘micro-tirthas’ like a home shrine) as intentional darśana: go with a clear sankalpa and reverent purpose, not as tourism.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Rāma, travel-worn yet radiant, stands at the threshold of a secluded sacred well called Saubhāgya-vāpī. He introduces himself with gentle authority, palms joined, as if the very air around the water shimmers with promised auspiciousness and unseen blessings.","primary_figures":["Rāma","(implied) attendants or forest-dwellers","(implied) Triśāsana as distant authority"],"setting":"Forest-edge tirtha with an ancient stone-lined well/pond, creepers and flowering shrubs, a small shrine-stone nearby, pilgrim path dusted with petals.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sapphire blue","lotus pink","warm sandstone","leaf green","golden ochre"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Rāma in sapphire-blue complexion with ornate crown and bow, standing beside a stone-lined sacred well labeled Saubhāgya-vāpī; gold leaf halo and embellishments on jewelry, rich red-green textiles, stylized forest foliage, small shrine motif near the water, devotional symmetry and icon-like stillness.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: Rāma as a serene prince in a Himalayan-forest palette, delicate facial features and fine brushwork; a quiet vāpī with rippling water and lotus buds, soft hills in the distance, lyrical naturalism, muted blues and greens with a gentle dawn sky.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Bold black outlines and temple-wall aesthetic; Rāma with large expressive eyes, stylized bow, standing near a sacred well framed by patterned vines; natural pigment palette dominated by reds, yellows, greens, with a luminous aura and rhythmic ornamentation.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: A devotional tirtha scene with ornate floral borders and lotus motifs; Rāma near Saubhāgya-vāpī rendered with deep blues and gold accents, peacocks and flowering creepers around the water, intricate textile-like patterning and sacred symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["flowing water","forest birds","soft temple bell in distance","footsteps on earth"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दशरथस्याहम् = दशरथस्य + अहम्; द्रष्टुमहं = द्रष्टुम् + अहम्; प्राप्तोत्रिशासनात् = प्राप्तः + उत्रिशासनात् (विसर्ग-लोप/संधि)
FAQs
It points to a named sacred water-site, “Saubhāgya-vāpī,” suggesting a recognized tīrtha landscape where specific wells/ponds are treated as pilgrimage destinations.
By presenting Rāma—an object of devotion in Vaiṣṇava traditions—as personally seeking a sacred site, it implicitly models reverence for holy places as part of devotional culture.
The verse highlights humility and duty: Rāma identifies himself plainly and states he has come in obedience to an instruction, reflecting respect for rightful command and purposeful conduct.