Shloka 30
The Sumanā Episode: Suvrata’s Childhood Devotion and All-Activity Remembrance of Hari
आत्मरूपेण यो विष्णुरनेनान्नेन तृप्यतु । क्षीरसागरसंवासो यस्यैव परिसंस्थितः
ātmarūpeṇa yo viṣṇuranenānnena tṛpyatu | kṣīrasāgarasaṃvāso yasyaiva parisaṃsthitaḥ
ଏଠାରେ ଆତ୍ମରୂପେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ଯେ ବିଷ୍ଣୁ, ସେ ଏହି ଅନ୍ନନିବେଦନରେ ତୃପ୍ତ ହେଉନ୍ତୁ; ଯାହାଙ୍କ ନିବାସ କ୍ଷୀରସାଗରରେ ଦୃଢ଼ଭାବେ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ।
Unspecified (liturgical prayer/offerer’s invocation within the narrative)
Concept: Offer food as naivedya to Viṣṇu present as the Self; the transcendent Lord of the Milk Ocean is also immanent in the act of offering.
Application: Before meals, mentally dedicate the food to Viṣṇu (even without formal ritual), eat as prasāda, and cultivate gratitude and restraint.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee offers a plate of food with folded hands; from the offering rises a luminous vision of Nārāyaṇa reclining on Śeṣa in the Ocean of Milk, as if the household naivedya opens into cosmic space. The scene fuses intimacy and vastness: a small lamp-lit room dissolving into moon-white waves and divine radiance.","primary_figures":["Offerer/devotee (Suvrata or household priest)","Viṣṇu as Kṣīra-sāgara Nārāyaṇa","Śeṣa (Ananta)","Lakṣmī (optional, seated near the Lord)"],"setting":"Foreground: simple household shrine and offering plate; Background: visionary Kṣīra-sāgara with Śeṣa couch and celestial waters.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["moonlit white","sapphire blue","gold leaf","pearl gray","coral pink"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: devotee offering naivedya before a small shrine; above the offering, a grand vision of Kṣīra-sāgara Nārāyaṇa reclining on Śeṣa with Lakṣmī attending, heavy gold leaf halos, gem-studded ornaments, rich reds and greens in the shrine textiles, ornate arch frame, luminous cosmic waters rendered with stylized waves.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate interior offering scene transitioning into a dreamy Milk Ocean vision; Nārāyaṇa on Śeṣa painted in cool sapphire and pearl tones, refined faces, soft gradients for moon-white waves, lyrical composition blending domestic and cosmic space.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and temple-wall aesthetic; central Viṣṇu on Śeṣa in stylized Kṣīra-sāgara, strong yellow aura, devotee at bottom offering food, red-yellow-green palette with deep blue accents, lotus and wave motifs around the border.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central Nārāyaṇa on Śeṣa over patterned Milk Ocean, ornate lotus borders, devotee offering naivedya at the lower register, deep blue ground with gold highlights, intricate floral motifs, symmetrical Nathdwara-inspired framing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["conch shell","temple bells","tanpura drone","gentle wave-like ambience","silence after invocation"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: viṣṇuranenānnena = viṣṇuḥ anena annena; yasyaiva = yasya eva.
FAQs
It identifies Viṣṇu as present “in the form of the Self” (ātmarūpeṇa), expressing an inner, indwelling divinity that can be honored through devotion and offering.
Kṣīrasāgara is a classic Purāṇic marker of Viṣṇu’s cosmic abode; invoking it praises His transcendent station while offering food to His immanent presence.
Food offered with reverence (naivedya) is framed as a direct act of devotion to Viṣṇu, with the prayer explicitly asking that the Lord be satisfied by the offering.