Shloka 196
Rudra’s Removal of Brahmahatyā; Kapālamocana and Avimukta Māhātmya; Origins of Nara and Karṇa
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स्यान्महच्च फलं तस्य भविता भावितात्मनः । स्वांगस्फुटित संस्कारं तत्र कुर्वंति ये नराः
syānmahacca phalaṃ tasya bhavitā bhāvitātmanaḥ | svāṃgasphuṭita saṃskāraṃ tatra kurvaṃti ye narāḥ
Sungguh besar buahnya bagi insan yang jiwanya terolah dan berdisiplin. Mereka yang di sana melaksanakan upacara yang ditetapkan, dengan tubuh sendiri yang telah disiapkan dan disucikan menurut saṃskāra yang benar.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa Adhyaya 14)
Concept: Ritual acts bear great fruit when performed with a contemplative mind and proper purification/saṃskāra.
Application: Before any spiritual practice, prepare: cleanliness, simple diet, truthfulness, and a clear intention; do fewer rites but do them carefully and with recollection of the Divine.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Pilgrims at a tīrtha perform preparatory purifications: bathing, applying sacred ash or tilaka, donning clean cloth, and arranging ritual items on kusa grass. A focused practitioner sits calmly, eyes half-closed, while attendants kindle a small fire altar—every gesture precise, suggesting ‘svāṅga-saṃskāra’ and inner collectedness.","primary_figures":["self-disciplined practitioner (bhāvita-ātman)","pilgrims","ritual priest (ṛtvik)"],"setting":"tīrtha ghāṭa leading to a small yajña-śālā with fire altar, kusa grass mats, water pots, and offering trays","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["sandalwood beige","sacred ash gray","leaf green","vermillion","fire amber"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a consecration scene at a tīrtha—bathers emerging in clean garments, a priest arranging kusa and vessels, a small homa-kunda with rising flames; gold leaf highlights on ritual vessels and halos, rich reds and greens, ornate temple-like framing and traditional iconographic clarity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate depiction of ritual preparation by a riverside, fine brushwork on kusa grass and copper pots, soft natural light filtering through trees; calm faces, gentle landscape, understated sacredness and precise hand gestures.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized figures around a homa-kunda, bold outlines, rhythmic arrangement of pots, lamps, and offerings; warm pigment palette, temple-wall symmetry, expressive eyes conveying disciplined focus.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ritual pavilion near lotus water, ornate floral borders, symmetrical arrangement of vessels and lamps, devotees in clean white garments; deep blues and gold accents, intricate textile patterns, sacred fire rendered as stylized flame motifs."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["crackling fire","soft mantra murmurs","water dripping from wet cloth","wind in leaves"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्यान्महच्च = स्यात् + महत् + च; भावितात्मनः = भावित + आत्मनः; स्वांगस्फुटित = स्व + अङ्ग + स्फुटित; कुर्वंति = कुर्वन्ति (अनुस्वार/वर्तनीभेद)
FAQs
It teaches that a great spiritual result (phala) accrues to a person of cultivated mind who performs the proper purificatory rite (saṃskāra) in the intended place and manner.
It implies a person whose inner self is ‘cultivated’—disciplined through contemplation, intention, and steady religious practice—so that the ritual is supported by inner formation, not mere external action.
It emphasizes sincerity and preparedness: religious acts yield higher merit when performed with inner cultivation and proper bodily/ritual preparation rather than as empty formalities.