Shloka 20
Instruction on All Dharma
in the context of Rāma’s Aśvamedha
एकतः श्यामकर्णांश्च सर्वांगैः क्षीरसन्निभान् । पीतपुच्छान्मुखे रक्ताञ्छुभलक्षणलक्षितान्
ekataḥ śyāmakarṇāṃśca sarvāṃgaiḥ kṣīrasannibhān | pītapucchānmukhe raktāñchubhalakṣaṇalakṣitān
ด้านหนึ่งเป็นอาชาหูดำ กายทั้งสิ้นขาวดุจน้ำนม; หางเหลือง ปากแดง และมีลักษณะมงคลประดับเด่นชัด
Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Pātāla-khaṇḍa dialogues)
Concept: Auspicious signs (śubha-lakṣaṇa) and purity criteria matter when actions are consecrated; sacred work demands careful selection and integrity.
Application: Before undertaking important vows, worship, or commitments, ensure ‘fit instruments’: clean means, clear speech, and disciplined habits.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: netherworld
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A close, reverent view of a chosen group: horses with dark ears and bodies white as milk, their tails a bright yellow plume and their mouths tinted red like coral. Auspicious symbols—subtle forehead marks and perfectly proportioned limbs—are emphasized as attendants present them for sacred use.","primary_figures":["milk-white horses with dark ears","muni (observing)","ritual attendants/keepers"],"setting":"inner enclosure prepared like a sanctum—clean floor, garlands on posts, lamps aligned in rows","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["milk white","charcoal black","marigold yellow","coral red","soft gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central milk-white horse with dark ears, marigold tail, coral mouth; gold leaf on lamps and harness ornaments, rich red-green background, auspicious motifs (conch, chakra) subtly in borders, gem-studded tack.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate portrait-like grouping of white horses; delicate shading to show ‘milk-like’ sheen, fine marigold tail strokes, coral mouth accents; serene attendants and a contemplative sage, airy composition.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized white horses outlined boldly, dark ears sharply contrasted; warm yellow lamps and marigold tail, red mouth accents; temple-wall narrative panel with ornamental bands and auspicious emblems.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: decorative central horse motif repeated in a patterned arrangement; lotus borders, deep blue ground with gold highlights, marigold tail as a bright accent, peacocks and floral vines framing the auspicious scene."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["steady lamp crackle","soft bell at intervals","gentle chanting hum","quiet stable breaths"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्यामकर्णान् + च → श्यामकर्णांश्च; सर्व + अङ्गैः → सर्वांगैः; क्षीर + सन्निभान् → क्षीरसन्निभान्; पीतपुच्छान् + मुखे → पीतपुच्छान्मुखे; रक्तान् + शुभलक्षणलक्षितान् → रक्ताञ्छुभलक्षणलक्षितान्
FAQs
The verse gives a visual description of a group distinguished by auspicious bodily features—dark ears, milk-white bodies, yellow tails, and red mouths—presented as signs of favorable qualities.
“Śubha-lakṣaṇa” indicates traditional auspicious physical traits used in Purāṇic and dharma literature to denote excellence, good fortune, or suitability for a sacred or valued role within the narrative.
Not directly; it is primarily descriptive. Any ethical or devotional implication depends on the surrounding passage—what these beings represent and how their auspicious traits function in the broader narrative.