Shloka 20
The Glory of Śrāddha at Sacred Fords and the Determination of the Kutapa Time
ओंकारं पितृतीर्थं तु कावेरीकपिलोदकम् । संभेदश्चण्डवेगायां तथैवामरकंटकम्
oṃkāraṃ pitṛtīrthaṃ tu kāverīkapilodakam | saṃbhedaścaṇḍavegāyāṃ tathaivāmarakaṃṭakam
Om̐kāra, Pitṛ-tīrtha, air suci Kāverī dan Kapilā, pertemuan sungai di Caṇḍavegā, serta Amarakaṇṭaka—semuanya disebut sebagai tempat-tempat suci yang mulia.
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Concept: Naming and recognizing specific pitṛ-tīrthas and sacred waters is itself a dharmic act, guiding pilgrimage and rite.
Application: Use sacred geography intentionally: choose tīrthas for śrāddha/tarpaṇa; maintain purity and gratitude when approaching rivers and confluences.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stylized sacred map unfolds like a divine scroll: Omkāra’s island-temple on a looping river, the Kāverī flowing through lush groves, Kapilā’s clear stream beside ascetic hermitages, a dramatic confluence on Caṇḍavegā with swirling currents, and Amarakaṇṭaka’s forested mountain-source crowned by mist. Each site is marked by tiny pilgrims offering tarpaṇa, while subtle Sanskrit labels hover like calligraphic clouds.","primary_figures":["Pilgrims","Ascetics at riverbanks","River goddesses (personified Kāverī/Kapilā)"],"setting":"Pan-Indian montage of rivers, confluences, and a mountain-source; miniature shrines and ghāṭas at each node.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["turquoise","forest green","mist gray","sunlit gold","vermillion"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Sacred-cartography montage with gold-leaf outlines tracing rivers; Omkāra island-temple rendered with jeweled towers; personified river goddesses with ornate crowns; miniature pilgrims performing tarpaṇa; rich reds/greens with heavy gold embellishment and decorative borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: Multi-panel landscape with gentle gradients—mountain mist at Amarakaṇṭaka, verdant Kāverī banks, clear Kapilā stream; delicate figures and refined architecture; lyrical naturalism and cool palette with warm highlights at shrines.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Bold segmented composition—each tīrtha in its own band; stylized waves and mountain forms; river goddesses frontal with large eyes; natural pigment palette dominated by red, yellow, green, with black outlines and temple-wall texture.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Decorative river motifs forming a mandala; lotus and conch patterns along waterways; central medallion for Omkāra; intricate floral borders; deep blues with gold and vermillion accents, devotional textile symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["flowing water","distant temple bells","birds","conch shell","soft drum pulse"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: संभेदश्चण्डवेगायां → संभेदः + चण्डवेगायाम् (विसर्गः + च → श्च); तथैवामरकंटकम् → तथा + एव + अमरकण्टकम्
FAQs
It presents a catalog-style listing of multiple tīrthas and river-sites—spanning well-known regions (e.g., Kāverī in the south and Amarakaṇṭaka in central India)—showing the Purāṇic habit of mapping holiness onto a wide sacred landscape.
Indirectly: by naming tīrthas, it supports pilgrimage and remembrance practices that commonly accompany bhakti (devotional life), even when the verse itself is primarily geographical rather than doctrinal.
The implied lesson is reverence—valuing places associated with sacred memory (ancestral rites, river confluences, holy mountains) and approaching them with purity of conduct and intention.