Shloka 44
The Greatness of Puṣkara: Tripuṣkara Pilgrimage, Sacred Geography, and the Doctrine of Self-Restraint
क्रतून्सर्वानवाप्नोति ब्रह्मलोकं स गच्छति । यस्तु वर्षशतं पूर्णमग्निहोत्रमुपासते
kratūnsarvānavāpnoti brahmalokaṃ sa gacchati | yastu varṣaśataṃ pūrṇamagnihotramupāsate
ఎవడు సంపూర్ణ వంద సంవత్సరాలు విధిపూర్వకంగా అగ్నిహోత్రాన్ని ఆచరిస్తాడో, అతడు సమస్త యజ్ఞఫలాన్ని పొందుతూ బ్రహ్మలోకానికి చేరుతాడు.
Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; likely within a Pulastya–Bhīṣma frame, but not explicit from the single verse).
Concept: Sustained Vedic duty (Agnihotra) performed flawlessly over a lifetime-scale duration yields the aggregate fruit of all kratus and leads to Brahmaloka.
Application: Translate ‘hundred-year Agnihotra’ into modern steadiness: keep one daily sacred commitment (prayer, charity, study, service) without break; spiritual power grows by continuity.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An aged householder-sage tends two sacred fires at dawn, offering milk with steady hands as smoke rises in a straight, auspicious column. Above the flames, a visionary aperture reveals Brahmaloka—radiant, orderly, and vast—suggesting the culmination of a century of unwavering yajña.","primary_figures":["Agnihotrin (householder priest)","Agni (fire deity, subtle)","Brahmā (vision in Brahmaloka)"],"setting":"Vedic altar courtyard with twin fires, ladles, kusa grass, water vessel, and a simple hermitage backdrop","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["flame orange","ash white","copper","saffron","sky pale blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central Agnihotrin performing Agnihotra before twin fires, with gold leaf flames and ornate ritual vessels; upper register shows Brahmaloka with Brahmā seated on a lotus, heavy gold embellishment, rich reds and greens in borders, gem-like detailing on crowns and implements, traditional iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate courtyard yajña at dawn, delicate smoke trails, fine detailing of ladles and kusa; a soft celestial vision of Brahmaloka in the sky with Brahmā on lotus; cool yet warm-balanced palette, refined faces, lyrical realism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined ritual scene with prominent twin fires, stylized smoke forming a gateway to Brahmaloka; Brahmā depicted with characteristic mural eyes and ornaments; red/yellow/green palette, temple-wall narrative composition with ornamental borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: yajña scene framed by intricate floral borders; twin fires as symmetrical motifs, smoke curling into lotus patterns; upper center shows Brahmā on lotus in a decorative medallion; deep blues and gold accents, highly patterned textiles and ritual geometry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["crackling fire","wooden ladle taps","low Vedic chant drone","morning wind","brief bell chime"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: क्रतून्+सर्वान्→क्रतून्सर्वान्; सर्वान्+अवाप्नोति→सर्वानवाप्नोति; यः+तु→यस्तु; वर्षशतम्+पूर्णम्→वर्षशतं पूर्णम्; पूर्णम्+अग्निहोत्रम्→पूर्णमग्निहोत्रम्; अग्निहोत्रम्+उपासते→अग्निहोत्रमुपासते
FAQs
The verse praises steadfast observance of the Agnihotra—maintaining the sacred fire offering—performed continuously and properly for a full hundred years.
It says the practitioner gains the merit equivalent to all sacrificial rites and attains Brahmaloka, the realm of Brahmā.
It emphasizes disciplined perseverance and fidelity to sacred duty over a long span of life, presenting sustained practice as the basis for great spiritual reward.