Shloka 61
The Glory of Śrāddha at Sacred Fords and the Determination of the Kutapa Time
वसुधाराह्वयं तीर्थं रामतीर्थं तथैव च । जयंती विजया चैव शुक्लतीर्थं तथैव च
vasudhārāhvayaṃ tīrthaṃ rāmatīrthaṃ tathaiva ca | jayaṃtī vijayā caiva śuklatīrthaṃ tathaiva ca
มีทิรถะศักดิ์สิทธิ์ชื่อ วสุธารา และเช่นเดียวกันคือ รามะ-ตีรถะ; อีกทั้ง ชยันตี วิชัยา และ ศุกละ-ตีรถะ ด้วย
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context likely a narrator listing tīrthas within a dialogue frame such as Pulastya → Bhīṣma in Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).
Concept: Sacred places are not only coordinates but virtues in place-form—purity (śukla), victory over inner enemies (vijayā), and dharmic flourishing (jayantī).
Application: Use the tīrtha-names as a daily japa-list: ‘Śukla’ for purity in speech, ‘Vijayā’ for self-control, ‘Rāma’ for compassionate action.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A river-path unfolds like a garland of five luminous stepping-stones, each inscribed with a tīrtha-name: Vasudhārā as a stream of ‘earth-giving’ water, Rāma-tīrtha with a bow-and-arrow emblem, Jayantī and Vijayā as twin victory banners, and Śukla-tīrtha as a white-sand ghāṭa gleaming in sunlight. Pilgrims move from station to station, their shadows lengthening as if time itself becomes a ritual.","primary_figures":["pilgrims","Rāma as symbolic presence (banner/icon)","sage guide"],"setting":"riverbank pilgrimage route with multiple ghāṭas and small shrines","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["ivory white","sunrise gold","river blue","flag vermillion","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: sequential ghāṭa-panels in one composition, each tīrtha represented by an emblem (earth-stream for Vasudhārā, bow for Rāma, twin victory flags for Jayantī/Vijayā, white marble steps for Śukla); gold leaf borders separating panels, rich reds/greens, jewel-like highlights on water pots and ornaments.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a continuous narrative landscape with five small ghāṭas along a winding river, pilgrims progressing; delicate brushwork, soft dawn sky, refined faces, lyrical trees and hills, subtle icon of Rāma at one station.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized river as a central band with five emblematic tīrtha nodes, bold outlines, rhythmic repetition of pilgrims, natural pigments, ornamental borders with lotus and conch motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a circular mandala of five tīrtha-medallions around a central lotus, Rāma-tīrtha emphasized with bow emblem; intricate floral borders, deep blue ground with gold and white detailing, peacocks at corners, lotuses throughout."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["footsteps on ghāṭa","water pouring for arghya","temple bells","morning birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तथैव = तथा + एव; चैव = च + एव; वसुधाराह्वयम् = वसुधारा + आह्वयम् (समास/सन्धि से एकपदत्व)।
FAQs
It functions as a catalog-style verse, preserving a sacred map through named tīrthas; such lists guide pilgrimage memory and emphasize that holiness is distributed across multiple sites rather than confined to one place.
By foregrounding tīrthas—places associated with divine presence and remembrance—it supports bhakti through practices like pilgrimage, recitation, and devotional recollection, even though no explicit doctrine is stated in this single line.
The implied lesson is reverence for sacred spaces and disciplined religious life: honoring tīrthas encourages humility, self-restraint, and a commitment to dharmic conduct while traveling and worshiping.