Shloka 3
Chandas-Lakṣaṇa: Upacitraka, Vegavatī, Bhadravirāṭ, Viparītākhyānaka, Vaitālīya
Aparavaktra
विषमे वेगवती सा गः समे भौ भो गगौ गणाः / पादे ऽसमे तजौ रो गः समे मसौ जगौ गरुः / भवेद्भद्रविराट् केतुमती तु विषमे सजौ
viṣame vegavatī sā gaḥ same bhau bho gagau gaṇāḥ / pāde 'same tajau ro gaḥ same masau jagau garuḥ / bhavedbhadravirāṭ ketumatī tu viṣame sajau
Dalam pāda ganjil, pola metrum disebut Vegavatī, dengan gaṇa “sā” dan “gaḥ”; dalam pāda genap terdapat gaṇa “bhau”, “bho”, “gagau” dan lain-lain. Apabila pāda tidak sekata ialah “tajau ro gaḥ”; apabila sekata ialah “masau jagau garuḥ”. Maka jadilah metrum Bhadravirāṭ; dan pada pāda ganjil ia menjadi Ketumatī dengan gaṇa “sajau”.
Sūta/Narrator (prosodic instruction section; chandas-lakṣaṇa style)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.210 (metre-names: Vegavatī, Bhadravirāṭ, Ketumatī; odd/even pāda gaṇa prescriptions); Pingala/Chandas literature parallels for gaṇa-based metre identification (nomenclature may vary by tradition)
FAQs
This verse functions as a prosodic key: it teaches how to identify a metre by listing the gaṇa-sequence in odd and even pādas, helping correct recitation and textual verification.
While not a doctrinal afterlife passage, it supports accurate preservation and chanting of the Purana—meter rules help keep verses stable across oral and manuscript transmission.
Use the gaṇa-patterns to scan and verify shloka rhythm when learning, chanting, or digitizing manuscripts, reducing errors in pronunciation and line division.