Shloka 14
The Sumanā Narrative: Vaiṣṇava Hospitality, Āṣāḍha Śukla Ekādaśī, and the Rise to Brāhmaṇahood
तस्मिन्दिने सुसंप्राप्ता सर्वपातकनाशिनी । यस्यां देवो हृषीकेशो योगनिद्रां प्रगच्छति
tasmindine susaṃprāptā sarvapātakanāśinī | yasyāṃ devo hṛṣīkeśo yoganidrāṃ pragacchati
तस्मिन्दिने सुसंप्राप्ता सर्वपातकनाशिनी । यस्यां देवो हृषीकेशो योगनिद्रां प्रगच्छति ॥
Unspecified (narrative voice within the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa context)
Concept: Ekādaśī is sanctified because Hṛṣīkeśa enters yoganidrā; aligning one’s senses (hṛṣīka) to the Lord becomes especially potent on this day.
Application: On Ekādaśī, restrain senses, reduce distractions, keep vigil or extended japa/śravaṇa; treat the day as a ‘cosmic quiet hour’ for inner purification.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"In the vast ocean of milk, Viṣṇu reclines on the endless coils of Śeṣa, eyes half-closed in yoganidrā, while the cosmos seems to pause in reverent silence. Above, the bright lunar fortnight is symbolized by a radiant Ekādaśī moon-mark, and below, tiny devotees on earth mirror the stillness with fasting and prayer.","primary_figures":["Viṣṇu as Hṛṣīkeśa","Śeṣa-nāga (Ananta)","Lakṣmī (optional, attending)","personified Ekādaśī (symbolic)","earthly devotees (miniature vignette)"],"setting":"Kṣīra-samudra with lotus blooms, celestial clouds, and a distant suggestion of the universe emerging from still waters.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sapphire blue","milk-white pearl","gold leaf","emerald green","lotus pink"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Viṣṇu reclining on Ananta in the ocean of milk, Lakṣmī at His feet, gold leaf aura and embossed ornaments, conch and discus gleaming; celestial attendants in rich reds/greens, pearl-white waves, ornate arch framing the cosmic scene with gem-like detailing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: serene cosmic seascape with delicate wave patterns, Viṣṇu on Śeṣa under a soft moon-sign of Ekādaśī; refined facial features, subtle gradients, lyrical lotuses, tiny earth-scene inset of devotees fasting by a riverbank.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines of Ananta’s coils, Viṣṇu in yoganidrā with characteristic large eyes, Lakṣmī seated in service; strong red/yellow/green palette with stylized ocean motifs and ornamental borders like a temple wall panel.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Krishna-Viṣṇu as the cosmic sleeper framed by lotus mandalas, intricate floral borders, deep blue field with gold highlights; peacocks and celestial lotuses, small devotees at the bottom performing Ekādaśī worship, symmetrical Nathdwara-inspired composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["conch shell (distant)","ocean hush","soft temple bell","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्मिन्दिने = तस्मिन् + दिने; सुसंप्राप्ता = सु + संप्राप्ता
FAQs
It frames a specific sacred time/observance as spiritually purifying, implying that devotion and right practice on that day are believed to remove accumulated moral and ritual impurities.
Hṛṣīkeśa is a well-known epithet of Viṣṇu, meaning “Lord of the senses,” emphasizing divine mastery over mind and sensory faculties.
Yoganidrā is “yogic sleep,” a theological motif where the Lord withdraws into a cosmic, meditative repose—often used to mark sacred calendrical moments and divine cosmic rhythms.