Shloka 46
Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice: Kokāmukha Tīrtha, Varāha’s Aid, and the Arrival of Gāyatrī
ह्रस्वान्यतिप्रमाणानि प्रमाणस्थावराणि च । प्रायश्चित्तानि वाजाश्च स्थंडिलानि कुशास्तथा
hrasvānyatipramāṇāni pramāṇasthāvarāṇi ca | prāyaścittāni vājāśca sthaṃḍilāni kuśāstathā
ह्रस्वानि चातिप्रमाणानि प्रमाणस्थावराणि च । प्रायश्चित्तानि वाजाश्च स्थण्डिलानि कुशास्तथा—एतान्यपि यज्ञविधौ निर्दिष्टानि ।
Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 16; verse reads as a catalog/listing).
Concept: Dharma requires proportion: excess and deficiency both distort sacred action; expiation restores alignment when measure is lost.
Application: Aim for ‘right measure’ in speech, consumption, and work; when you err, repair promptly through apology, charity, and renewed discipline rather than denial.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual architect-priest marks the earth with white lines, laying out multiple sthaṇḍilas of different sizes—some short, some extended—while assistants hold measuring cords and bundles of kuśa. Nearby, a small tablet of prāyaścitta offerings is prepared, suggesting the compassionate mechanism of correction within sacred law.","primary_figures":["Adhvaryu-like priest (measuring)","Assistants holding cords and kuśa"],"setting":"Open-air yajña field with chalk/ash markings, measuring cords, kuśa bundles, small offering trays for expiation","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["ash white","earth umber","leaf green","sunlit gold","clay red"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a priest with ornate sacred thread and gold-highlighted measuring cord draws geometric sthaṇḍilas; gold leaf emphasizes the lines of proportion as if they are divine yantras; rich maroon background panels, emerald kuśa, and jewel-toned vessels for prāyaścitta offerings.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined, quiet scene of measurement on a pale earthen ground; delicate hands holding cords, subtle facial expressions of concentration; cool greens and soft browns; distant trees and a gentle horizon, smoke threads rising lightly.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized geometric sthaṇḍilas as bold shapes; priest in frontal pose with large eyes, holding a cord; dominant reds/yellows/greens with black outlines; ritual items simplified into iconic forms.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: sthaṇḍila patterns arranged like a floral mandala; intricate borders of vines and lotuses; deep blue ground with gold linework; peacocks perched near the corners, turning ritual geometry into devotional ornament."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["measuring cord swish","soft chanting","wind through grass","distant conch","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ह्रस्वान्यतिप्रमाणानि → ह्रस्वानि + अतिप्रमाणानि; वाजाश्च → वाजाः + च; कुशास्तथा → कुशाः + तथा.
FAQs
It is a compact catalog of ritual categories: measures (short, excessive, and standard), expiations (prāyaścitta), Vāja-type sacrificial rites, and ritual implements/layouts like the sthaṇḍila (prepared ground) and kuśa grass.
Not directly; it is primarily ritual-encyclopedic. In the Padma Purana’s broader frame, such listings often situate devotional practice alongside (or in contrast to) Vedic ritual systems.
That ritual and moral errors are acknowledged as possible, and traditions provide corrective disciplines (prāyaścitta) to restore order, purity, and responsibility in practice.