Shloka 45
Description of the Worship of the Planets
पुराणस्यादिभूतं च नवधा सृष्टि पौष्करम् । द्विजेभ्यः श्रावयेद्विद्वान्यश्च वै शृणुयात्पठेत् । कल्पकोटिशतं साग्रं ब्रह्मलोके स मोदते
purāṇasyādibhūtaṃ ca navadhā sṛṣṭi pauṣkaram | dvijebhyaḥ śrāvayedvidvānyaśca vai śṛṇuyātpaṭhet | kalpakoṭiśataṃ sāgraṃ brahmaloke sa modate
പുരാണത്തിന്റെ ആദിഭൂതമായ ഈ പൗഷ്കര നവധാ സൃഷ്ടിവിവരണം—വിദ്വാൻ ദ്വിജന്മാർക്ക് ശ്രാവയിക്കുന്നവനും, കേൾക്കുന്നവനും വായിക്കുന്നവനും—സാഗ്രം കല്പകോടിശതം ബ്രഹ്മലോകത്തിൽ ആനന്ദിക്കുന്നു.
Unknown (context not provided; likely within a Purāṇic narrator-disciple dialogue such as Pulastya → Bhīṣma)
Concept: Reciting, hearing, or reading the foundational ninefold creation account—especially in a learned, dvija-oriented transmission—yields immense merit culminating in prolonged joy in Brahma-loka.
Application: Support sacred learning communities: sponsor recitations, read aloud in family settings, and listen attentively—treating knowledge-sharing (śrāvaṇa) as yajña.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"On the banks of Puṣkara Lake, a learned brāhmaṇa recites from a palm-leaf manuscript to an attentive circle of twice-born listeners, while the ninefold creation unfolds above them as a mandala of worlds, elements, and beings. In the sky, Brahma-loka appears like a radiant lotus-city, hinting at the promised reward of kalpa-koṭi-long rejoicing.","primary_figures":["Learned reciter (vidvān)","Dvija listeners","Brahmā (visionary presence)","Personified cosmic elements (subtle, optional)"],"setting":"Puṣkara tīrtha: ghāṭa steps, calm sacred lake, distant Brahmā temple silhouette, banyan and lotus-filled water; above, a cosmological diagram-like vision.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["turquoise water","sunlit gold","lotus pink","saffron","smoky violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Puṣkara ghāṭa with a central brāhmaṇa reciter holding a manuscript, surrounded by seated dvijas; above them a gold-leaf cosmic lotus showing layered worlds and a jeweled Brahma-loka city; ornate borders with lotus and swan motifs, heavy gold embossing on halos and architecture.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical lakeside scene at Puṣkara with delicate ripples and lotuses; a small satsang circle listens to recitation; in the upper sky a soft, diagrammatic ninefold creation mandala and a pale-gold Brahma-loka; refined faces, gentle hills, cool blues with warm saffron accents.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized Puṣkara lake with lotus clusters; bold-outlined reciter and listeners in formal seated poses; above, a symmetrical cosmology-lotus with Brahma-loka at the top; earthy reds, yellows, greens with black outlines, temple-wall compositional symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Puṣkara lake rendered as a lotus field; central satsang at the bottom; upper field filled with concentric lotus medallions representing ninefold creation; ornate floral borders, swans and peacocks, deep indigo background with gold and pink highlights."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["flowing water","birds at the lake","hand cymbals (tāla)","conch shell at intervals"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पुराणस्यादिभूतम् = पुराणस्य + आदिभूतम्; श्रावयेद्विद्वान् = श्रावयेत् + विद्वान्; विद्वान्यः = विद्वान् + यः; शृणुयात्पठेत् = शृणुयात् + पठेत्.
FAQs
It refers to a traditional Purāṇic classification of creation into nine modes or stages. This verse highlights that the Puṣkara narration of that scheme is treated as a foundational teaching within the Purāṇa.
All three: a learned person is praised for reciting it to the twice-born (śrāvayet), while merit is also promised to one who listens (śṛṇuyāt) or reads/recites (paṭhet).
The verse states a phalaśruti (benefit statement): delight in Brahmaloka (the world of Brahmā) for an immense duration described as “a full hundred crores of kalpas.”