Shloka 5
त्रिरात्रोपोषितो राजन्नग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् । शाकवृत्तिः फलैर्वापि कौमारं विंदते परम्
trirātropoṣito rājannagniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet | śākavṛttiḥ phalairvāpi kaumāraṃ viṃdate param
ഹേ രാജാവേ, മൂന്ന് രാത്രികൾ ഉപവാസം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ അഗ്നിഷ്ടോമയാഗഫലം പ്രാപിക്കും. ശാകാഹാരമായി—അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഫലാഹാരമായി മാത്രം—ജീവിക്കുന്നവൻ പരമ കൗമാരപദം പ്രാപിക്കും.
Unspecified (a narrator/sage addressing a king)
Concept: A three-night fast yields Agniṣṭoma-like merit; regulated simple diet (vegetables/fruits) leads to the supreme ‘Kaumāra’ state.
Application: Adopt periodic short fasts or simplified diet with prayer and ethical restraint; use austerity to redirect desire into steadiness and clarity.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A king listens as a sage explains the power of a three-night fast: the scene juxtaposes a simple ascetic meal—fruits and leafy greens on a palm-leaf plate—with a visionary overlay of a grand Agniṣṭoma altar, soma vessels, and rising sacred fire. The devotee’s restraint becomes the bridge between humble practice and cosmic-scale merit, culminating in a luminous ‘Kaumāra’ purity.","primary_figures":["sage-teacher","king (rājan)","votary observing trirātra-upavāsa","Agni (symbolic)"],"setting":"Forest āśrama teaching pavilion with a glimpse/vision of a Vedic yajña-śālā and fire-altar","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["saffron orange","smoke silver","soma white","peepal green","altar brick red"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: sage instructing a crowned king; foreground shows fruits and greens as vrata-bhojana, background shows Agniṣṭoma altar with blazing Agni; heavy gold leaf on flames and halos, rich reds/greens, ornate jewelry, temple-arch framing to emphasize ‘yajña-phala through vrata’.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined court-meets-āśrama scene; king seated respectfully before a sage, with delicate depiction of fruits/greens; a translucent visionary yajña scene behind like a painted cloud; cool balanced palette, fine linework, gentle expressions.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines of sage and king, stylized yajña-vedi with high flames; natural pigments, strong symmetry, iconic gestures indicating instruction and vow; red-yellow-green dominance with black contouring.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central panel of vrata devotee with fruit offerings, surrounded by lotus borders; above, a symbolic yajña fire and conch motifs; deep blue and gold, intricate floral filigree, devotional emphasis on purity and restraint."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["crackling sacred fire","soft conch drone","mantra cadence","rustle of leaves","brief silence after key phala line"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: त्रिरात्रोपोषितः = त्रिरात्र + उपोषितः; राजन्नग्निष्टोमफलं = राजन् + अग्निष्टोमफलम्; फलैर्वापि = फलैः + वा + अपि.
FAQs
It praises a three-night fast (trirātra-upavāsa) and simple living through a vegetable- or fruit-based diet as powerful disciplines (vrata/tapas).
It states that fasting for three nights yields the same merit as the Agniṣṭoma yajña, presenting austerity as an accessible alternative to elaborate ritual.
Self-restraint and simplicity in food and conduct are portrayed as spiritually elevating, capable of granting a “supreme” purified state (kaumāra).