Shloka 196
Rudra’s Removal of Brahmahatyā; Kapālamocana and Avimukta Māhātmya; Origins of Nara and Karṇa
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स्यान्महच्च फलं तस्य भविता भावितात्मनः । स्वांगस्फुटित संस्कारं तत्र कुर्वंति ये नराः
syānmahacca phalaṃ tasya bhavitā bhāvitātmanaḥ | svāṃgasphuṭita saṃskāraṃ tatra kurvaṃti ye narāḥ
ผลยิ่งใหญ่จักมีแก่ผู้มีจิตภาวนาและสำรวมตน ผู้ใด ณ ที่นั้นประกอบพิธีตามบัญญัติ โดยชำระกายตนให้พร้อมด้วยสังสการอันถูกต้อง ผู้นั้นย่อมได้ผลอันไพศาล
Unspecified (context-dependent within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa Adhyaya 14)
Concept: Ritual acts bear great fruit when performed with a contemplative mind and proper purification/saṃskāra.
Application: Before any spiritual practice, prepare: cleanliness, simple diet, truthfulness, and a clear intention; do fewer rites but do them carefully and with recollection of the Divine.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Pilgrims at a tīrtha perform preparatory purifications: bathing, applying sacred ash or tilaka, donning clean cloth, and arranging ritual items on kusa grass. A focused practitioner sits calmly, eyes half-closed, while attendants kindle a small fire altar—every gesture precise, suggesting ‘svāṅga-saṃskāra’ and inner collectedness.","primary_figures":["self-disciplined practitioner (bhāvita-ātman)","pilgrims","ritual priest (ṛtvik)"],"setting":"tīrtha ghāṭa leading to a small yajña-śālā with fire altar, kusa grass mats, water pots, and offering trays","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["sandalwood beige","sacred ash gray","leaf green","vermillion","fire amber"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a consecration scene at a tīrtha—bathers emerging in clean garments, a priest arranging kusa and vessels, a small homa-kunda with rising flames; gold leaf highlights on ritual vessels and halos, rich reds and greens, ornate temple-like framing and traditional iconographic clarity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate depiction of ritual preparation by a riverside, fine brushwork on kusa grass and copper pots, soft natural light filtering through trees; calm faces, gentle landscape, understated sacredness and precise hand gestures.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized figures around a homa-kunda, bold outlines, rhythmic arrangement of pots, lamps, and offerings; warm pigment palette, temple-wall symmetry, expressive eyes conveying disciplined focus.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ritual pavilion near lotus water, ornate floral borders, symmetrical arrangement of vessels and lamps, devotees in clean white garments; deep blues and gold accents, intricate textile patterns, sacred fire rendered as stylized flame motifs."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["crackling fire","soft mantra murmurs","water dripping from wet cloth","wind in leaves"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्यान्महच्च = स्यात् + महत् + च; भावितात्मनः = भावित + आत्मनः; स्वांगस्फुटित = स्व + अङ्ग + स्फुटित; कुर्वंति = कुर्वन्ति (अनुस्वार/वर्तनीभेद)
FAQs
It teaches that a great spiritual result (phala) accrues to a person of cultivated mind who performs the proper purificatory rite (saṃskāra) in the intended place and manner.
It implies a person whose inner self is ‘cultivated’—disciplined through contemplation, intention, and steady religious practice—so that the ritual is supported by inner formation, not mere external action.
It emphasizes sincerity and preparedness: religious acts yield higher merit when performed with inner cultivation and proper bodily/ritual preparation rather than as empty formalities.