Shloka 131
Puṣkara Sacrifice: Gāyatrī’s Marriage, Sāvitrī’s Wrath, Rudra’s Test, and the Tīrtha-Māhātmya
कालहीनं न कर्तव्यं कृतं न फलदं यतः । वेदेष्वेवमधीकारो दृष्टः सर्वैर्मनीषिभिः
kālahīnaṃ na kartavyaṃ kṛtaṃ na phaladaṃ yataḥ | vedeṣvevamadhīkāro dṛṣṭaḥ sarvairmanīṣibhiḥ
ไม่พึงประกอบพิธีในกาลอันไม่สมควร เพราะการกระทำที่ผิดฤดูกาลย่อมไม่บังเกิดผล กฎแห่งสิทธิและกาลเช่นนี้ปรากฏในพระเวท ดังที่บัณฑิตทั้งปวงรับรอง
Unspecified (narrative instruction within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)
Concept: Kāla-śuddhi: rites performed at improper times become niṣphala (fruitless).
Application: Keep commitments and spiritual practices on their proper schedule; align worship, vows, and life-decisions with appropriate timing and preparedness.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A calm, instructive tableau: a senior sage-like Brahmin gestures toward a celestial clock of tithis and nakṣatras hovering above a sacrificial altar. The scene conveys that time itself is a sacred law—when the rite slips out of season, the offering’s radiance dims and falls like ash.","primary_figures":["Senior Brahmin teacher","Younger ritual students","Personified Kāla (subtle, symbolic)"],"setting":"quiet yajña-śālā with a side area for instruction, palm-leaf manuscripts, and a small altar flame","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["pale sandalwood","sunrise gold","ash white","sage green","ink black"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a didactic scene with a venerable Brahmin pointing to a gilded circular tithi-wheel above a small altar; gold leaf highlights on the time-wheel and halos, rich maroon backdrop, ornate borders, manuscripts and ritual implements rendered with jewel-like detail.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: an intimate teaching moment under a canopy near an altar, delicate faces and soft shading; a translucent celestial calendar disc in the sky, cool blues and gentle greens, fine textile patterns and minimalistic smoke lines.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized teacher and students with bold outlines, a symbolic Kāla-chakra above, flat fields of ochre and red; the altar flame simplified into layered motifs, temple-wall composition with decorative margins.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a central tithi-wheel surrounded by lotus medallions, priests seated symmetrically, intricate floral borders; deep indigo ground with gold and white linework, the altar as a small bright focal point."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft bell","steady fire crackle","page rustle of manuscripts","distant birds","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: vedeṣvevamadhīkāro = vedeṣu + evam + adhīkāraḥ; sarvairmanīṣibhiḥ = sarvaiḥ + manīṣibhiḥ.
FAQs
It teaches kāla-niyama: actions—especially rites—must be performed at the proper time; otherwise they fail to produce the intended spiritual or ritual result.
It grounds the instruction in Vedic precedent, stating that the rule of proper eligibility/timing (adhīkāra) is already observed in the Vedas and affirmed by learned authorities.
Even outside formal rites, it implies discernment and appropriateness: right action includes right context and right timing; otherwise effort may become ineffective.