Shloka 20
पुरस्ताद्द्विगुणस्तेषां विष्कंभो मुनिपुंगवाः । देशांस्तत्र प्रवक्ष्यामि तन्मे निगदतः शृणु
purastāddviguṇasteṣāṃ viṣkaṃbho munipuṃgavāḥ | deśāṃstatra pravakṣyāmi tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu
ഹേ മുനിപുങ്ഗവന്മാരേ! കിഴക്കുഭാഗത്ത് അവയുടെ വിസ്താരം ഇരട്ടിയാണ്. അവിടെ സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്ന ദേശങ്ങളെ ഞാൻ ഇനി വിവരിക്കുന്നു—എൻ വചനമാകെ ശ്രവിക്കൂ.
Unspecified narrator (a sage addressing other sages)
Concept: Attentive listening (śravaṇa) to sacred description is itself a discipline—knowledge is transmitted through orderly exposition and receptive hearing.
Application: Cultivate ‘deep listening’—receive teachings without haste, then organize them (notes, reflection) before acting; clarity precedes practice.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A venerable sage stands before an assembly of munipuṅgavas, gesturing eastward where the horizon glows—an immense expanse of lands appears, their breadth visibly ‘twice’ in a stylized sacred diagram. Floating measurement lines and compass directions (pūrva, dakṣiṇa, paścima, uttara) hover like mantra-geometry, preparing the audience for the catalog of countries.","primary_figures":["teaching sage (unnamed)","munipuṅgavas (audience of sages)"],"setting":"Hermitage-like celestial classroom on a high terrace overlooking a mandala-map of dvīpas; palm-leaf manuscripts and a ritual fire nearby.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn (east-emphasis)","color_palette":["dawn gold","sandalwood beige","vermillion","lapis blue","smoke gray"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central guru-sage teaching with raised hand, sages seated in semicircle; behind them a gold-leaf cosmic map with compass directions and doubled breadth indicated by ornate measurement bands; rich reds/greens, gem-studded borders, traditional South Indian decorative motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate teaching scene on a terrace with delicate linework; soft dawn wash in the east; a stylized map-scroll unfurled showing doubled widths; refined sage faces, cool mountain air, subtle Devanāgarī direction labels.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: temple-wall didactic tableau—teacher-sage pointing to an eastern panel where lands are drawn in bold outlines; flat pigments, strong reds/yellows/greens, black contouring, large-eyed sages in attentive postures.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: instructional scene framed by lotus borders; the ‘map’ rendered as decorative bands and floral geometry; deep blue background with gold compass motifs; peacocks perched on the border, intricate Nathdwara-style ornamentation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["crackling ritual fire","soft rustle of palm leaves","single bell strike at ‘śṛṇu’","morning birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पुरस्ताद्+द्विगुणः→पुरस्ताद्द्विगुणः; द्विगुणः+तेषाम्→द्विगुणस्तेषाम्; देशान्+तत्र→देशांस्तत्र; तत्+मे→तन्मे; प्रावरात्+अंधकारकः→प्रावरादंधकारकः (in later verse, similar sandhi type).
FAQs
The speaker transitions into a geographic listing, stating that the eastern region has double the breadth and announcing a forthcoming description of the countries located there.
Not directly. It functions as a narrative/geographic preface, preparing the audience for a structured description of regions rather than a devotional or ritual instruction.
It emphasizes attentive listening and orderly exposition: the teacher promises a systematic account and instructs the audience to listen carefully.