Shloka 16
The Glory of Prayāga: Merit of Bathing, Remembrance, and Divine Protection
अवगाह्य च पीत्वा च पुनात्यासप्तमं कुलम् । सत्यवादी जितक्रोधो अहिंसां परमास्थितः
avagāhya ca pītvā ca punātyāsaptamaṃ kulam | satyavādī jitakrodho ahiṃsāṃ paramāsthitaḥ
అక్కడ స్నానం చేసి ఆ జలాన్ని పానము చేసినవాడు తన వంశంలోని ఏడవ తరమువరకు పవిత్రం చేస్తాడు. అతడు సత్యవాది, క్రోధజయుడు, పరమ అహింసలో దృఢంగా స్థితుడై ఉంటాడు।
Unspecified (context not provided; likely within a Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue typical of tīrtha-māhātmya passages)
Concept: True tīrtha-benefit culminates in ethical transformation: satya, krodha-jaya, and ahiṃsā.
Application: When visiting sacred places, pair ritual bathing with vows of truthful speech, anger-management, and non-harm; bring the ‘tīrtha’ home as conduct.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"At a broad stone ghat, a pilgrim emerges from sacred waters, cupping his hands to drink, while translucent ancestral figures behind him brighten as if washed by the same sanctity. Above, the air seems calmer—anger subdued—while a white crane and gentle cows nearby symbolize ahiṃsā and truth.","primary_figures":["pilgrim/bather","subtle pitṛs (ancestral silhouettes)","optional: tīrtha-devatā presence as a faint aura"],"setting":"River/pond ghat with carved steps, offering trays with sesame and water, small shrine niche, banyan shade.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["river jade","sunrise gold","white jasmine","stone gray","vermillion"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: sacred ghat scene with a central bather offering arghya, gold-leaf highlights on water ripples and sunrise; faint ancestral forms behind, ornate border, rich reds/greens, temple-style iconography for a small shrine on the steps.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: serene ghat under a pale dawn sky, delicate ripples, refined figure drinking tīrtha-water; soft translucent pitṛs in the background, cool pastel palette with lyrical trees and birds.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized river steps, bold outlines; the pilgrim in ritual posture, pitṛs as pale ochre silhouettes; strong red/yellow/green pigments, decorative bands and lotus medallions framing the scene.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symmetrical ghat composition with lotus borders; water rendered in patterned motifs, offering vessels and sesame; cows and peacocks at the margins as auspicious symbols, deep blues with gold detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["flowing water","morning birds","soft bell from ghat shrine","gentle conch (far)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: punātyāsaptamaṃ → punāti + ā-saptamam (vowel sandhi); jitakrodho → jita-krodhaḥ (visarga sandhi); paramāsthitaḥ → parama-āsthitaḥ (vowel sandhi).
FAQs
The verse states that bathing (immersion) and drinking the water of a sacred place (tīrtha) purifies one’s lineage up to the seventh generation.
Truthfulness (satya), mastery over anger (jitakrodha), and steadfast commitment to non-violence (ahiṃsā) are presented as key virtues.
External religious acts (like tīrtha bathing) are elevated and stabilized by inner discipline—truthful speech, self-control, and non-violence—as a unified dharmic ideal.