Shloka 13
Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite
नालक्ष्यते क्वगतमम्बरगामिभिश्च तारागणेंदुरविरश्मिभिरप्यगम्यम् । तस्मात्किमन्यजननीजठरोद्भवेन धर्मादिकं कृतमशेषजनातिगं यत्
nālakṣyate kvagatamambaragāmibhiśca tārāgaṇeṃduraviraśmibhirapyagamyam | tasmātkimanyajananījaṭharodbhavena dharmādikaṃ kṛtamaśeṣajanātigaṃ yat
అది ఎక్కడికి వెళ్లిందో కనిపించదు; ఆకాశంలో సంచరించేవారికీ అందనిది, నక్షత్రగణం, చంద్రుడు, సూర్యుని కిరణాలకూ అగమ్యం. కాబట్టి ఇతర జననীর గర్భజన్ముడైనవాడు ధర్మాది ఏం చేయగలడు, అది సమస్త జీవులను మించేదిగా ఎలా అవుతుంది?
Unknown (context not provided for this single verse; likely within a narrated dialogue of Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)
Concept: Some realities (or attainments) are beyond sensory inference and even celestial reach; therefore human effort alone, bound to birth and limitation, cannot surpass all beings without higher grace/realization.
Application: Hold humility before the unknown; balance effort with surrender—pursue dharma, but recognize the need for inner purification and devotion to reach what is truly ‘beyond.’
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vast night-sky vault opens into a deeper, untraceable darkness where even the paths of star-hosts, moonlight, and sunlight dissolve. Celestial travelers—gandharvas or siddhas—hover at the boundary, unable to cross, while a subtle, formless radiance hints at a reality beyond perception.","primary_figures":["Celestial travelers (siddhas/vidyādharas)","Star-hosts (tārāgaṇa) personified","Moon and Sun as distant orbs","A subtle transcendent presence (unfigured)"],"setting":"Cosmic expanse at the edge of the visible universe—layers of sky, fading constellations, and a threshold into the unmanifest.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["midnight blue","silver white","smoky violet","pale gold","ink black"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: cosmic arch with stylized sun and moon, star clusters in gold leaf; celestial beings halted at a luminous boundary; heavy gold accents on constellations and ornaments, deep blue-black background, sacred geometry framing the ‘beyond.’","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate cosmic gradient with fine star dots; small celestial figures in graceful poses near a misty threshold; cool palette, poetic emptiness, refined linework, subtle haloed luminaries.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold iconographic sun and moon, star bands as patterned motifs; siddhas with stylized eyes and ornaments; strong outlines, flat dark blues and purples, a central unentered void suggesting transcendence.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: night-sky tapestry with lotus and cloud borders; sun-moon motifs at top corners; a central dark mandala-like void ringed with gold floral patterns; peacocks and stylized constellations, devotional symmetry implying the ‘unreachable’ realm."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["deep silence","low tanpura drone","distant conch","soft wind-like ambience"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: na + alakṣyate → nālakṣyate; kva + gatam → kvagatam; tārāgaṇa + indu + ravi + raśmibhiḥ → tārāgaṇeṃduraviraśmibhiḥ (sandhi of a+ i/u); tasmāt + kim → tasmātkim; jaṭhara + udbhavena → jaṭharodbhavena; kṛtam + aśeṣa → kṛtamaśeṣa.
FAQs
It contrasts the unreachable, imperceptible realm/goal with the limited capacity of embodied beings, questioning how ordinary womb-born effort can produce something that surpasses all beings.
They function as cosmic measures of visibility and reach; if even their rays cannot access or reveal it, the verse emphasizes the extreme transcendence of the referenced object/goal.
It suggests humility about conventional achievements (dharma, etc.) and points toward a higher, transcendent reality that is not attained merely by ordinary worldly means.