Shloka 55
The Greatness of Hari’s Janmāṣṭamī (Jayantī) Vow
पशुपानां गृहद्वारि प्रविष्टालक्षितेति च । गत्वांतरुत्थाप्य शिशुं स्तनं दत्वापसद्गतिम्
paśupānāṃ gṛhadvāri praviṣṭālakṣiteti ca | gatvāṃtarutthāpya śiśuṃ stanaṃ datvāpasadgatim
గోపుల ఇంటి ద్వారంలో ఆమె ఎవరికీ కనిపించకుండా ప్రవేశించింది; లోపలికి వెళ్లి శిశువును ఎత్తుకొని స్తనం ఇచ్చి, పాపాంతానికి దారితీసే గమ్యానికి సాగింది।
Narrative voice (context-dependent within Brahma-khaṇḍa; exact speaker not identifiable from this single verse alone).
Concept: The Lord turns the very instruments of harm into occasions of grace; adharma collapses when it touches the divine.
Application: Do not underestimate quiet spiritual power; keep the ‘threshold’ of life guarded by sāttvika habits and remembrance of Hari.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Inside a humble cowherd home, the disguised demoness moves like a shadow—unnoticed—toward a cradle. She lifts the radiant infant, offering a breast adorned with jewels, while the air thickens with a faint toxic haze that contrasts with the child’s calm, lotus-like face.","primary_figures":["Pūtanā","infant Kṛṣṇa","Yaśodā (optional, asleep/off-frame)","Nanda’s household figures (background)"],"setting":"Mud-plastered interior with hanging butter churn, woven cradle, cowherd tools, tulasī pot near a small household shrine","lighting_mood":"low lamp glow with eerie green undertone","color_palette":["lamp amber","smoke gray","peacock blue","toxic jade","clay brown"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: interior of a Vraja home with ornate gold borders; Pūtanā lifting baby Kṛṣṇa, both with stylized halos (Kṛṣṇa’s luminous), rich maroons and greens, gold-leaf highlights on jewelry and cradle; subtle jade-green poison aura painted as decorative yet ominous filigree.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate domestic scene with fine lines—woven cradle, butter pots, soft textiles; Pūtanā’s delicate face masking menace, Kṛṣṇa’s serene lotus eyes; cool shadows and a thin green wash near the breast to suggest poison without grotesquery.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: strong contours, expressive eyes; Pūtanā’s gesture of nursing rendered iconically, Kṛṣṇa’s blue body radiant; poison indicated by stylized green flame motifs; warm red-yellow background like temple wall panels.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central nursing tableau framed by floral borders and lotus medallions; cows and peacocks in margins; deep indigo ground with gold highlights; the household shrine and tulasī motif subtly included to contrast sanctity with intrusion."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["tight mridangam strokes","sudden silence between phrases","soft cradle creak","distant cow lowing","single bell strike"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रविष्टालक्षितेति = प्रविष्टा अलक्षिता इति; गत्वांतरुत्थाप्य = गत्वा अन्तर् उत्थाप्य; दत्वापसद्गतिम् = दत्वा अपसद्गतिम्.
FAQs
It depicts a woman entering a cowherd household unnoticed, approaching an infant, lifting the child, and offering her breast—implying harmful intent and an ignoble course.
The verse signals moral condemnation: deceitful entry and harmful intention toward the vulnerable leads to a degraded outcome and is portrayed as a sinful trajectory.
This single verse, as provided, contains only generic descriptors (cowherds, house door, infant) and does not explicitly name a deity or character; identification would require adjacent verses.