Shloka 104
Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites
माक्षीकभद्रसरसा च वनेन तद्वद्रौप्येण भासुरवितानयुतं विधाय । होमश्चतुर्भिरथ वेदपुराणविद्भिर्दांतैरनिंद्यचरिताकृतिभिर्द्विजेंद्रैः
mākṣīkabhadrasarasā ca vanena tadvadraupyeṇa bhāsuravitānayutaṃ vidhāya | homaścaturbhiratha vedapurāṇavidbhirdāṃtairaniṃdyacaritākṛtibhirdvijeṃdraiḥ
ฉันนั้น ณ ป่าใกล้สระมักษีกาอันเป็นมงคล ได้จัดมณฑปเงินอันรุ่งเรือง มีเพดานผ้าคลุมส่องประกาย แล้วจึงประกอบพิธีโหมะ โดยพราหมณ์ฤๅษีผู้ประเสริฐสี่ท่าน ผู้สำรวมอินทรีย์ รู้แจ้งพระเวทและปุราณะ และมีจริยาอันปราศจากมลทิน
Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Concept: Ritual efficacy depends on purity of place, correct arrangement, and the character/learning of officiants.
Application: Choose a clean, calm space for daily worship; prioritize integrity, self-restraint, and scriptural grounding over mere external display.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"In a quiet forest clearing beside the auspicious Mākṣīkā lake, a gleaming silver pavilion rises, its canopy catching the light like a second dawn. Four serene, self-controlled brahmin sages sit around a consecrated fire, ladling offerings with measured gestures as smoke curls upward in disciplined spirals.","primary_figures":["four dvijendra sages","sacrificial fire (Agni as presence)"],"setting":"forest-lake tirtha clearing with a silver pavilion, altar space, ritual implements, and distant water shimmering through trees","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["silver-white","smoke-gray","saffron-ochre","forest-emerald","lake-turquoise"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a radiant silver pavilion by a sacred forest lake, four dignified brahmin sages around a blazing homa-kunda, gold leaf embellishment on canopy edges and ritual vessels, rich reds and greens in textiles, gem-studded ornaments on pavilion pillars, traditional South Indian iconographic symmetry, Agni rendered as a divine flame with subtle aureole.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a tranquil forest-lake scene with delicate brushwork, four refined-featured sages seated in a semicircle around a small fire-pit, cool natural palette with lyrical trees and rippling water, silver pavilion suggested with pale washes, thin incense-smoke lines, Himalayan-style landscape depth and airy negative space.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, natural pigments, temple-wall aesthetic applied to a forest yajña scene—stylized trees, a bright homa flame, four sages with characteristic large eyes and calm expressions, dominant red/yellow/green palette with white highlights for the silver pavilion, ornamental borders framing the ritual ground.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: sacred lake and pavilion framed by intricate floral borders and lotus motifs, stylized smoke patterns rising like vines, deep blues and gold accents, peacocks near the water’s edge, the four sages rendered in Nathdwara-inspired flat elegance, canopy decorated with repeating lotus medallions."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["crackling fire","soft mantra undertone","forest birds","gentle lake water","occasional temple bell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tadvad + raupyeṇa → tadvadraupyeṇa; homaḥ + caturbhiḥ → homaścaturbhiḥ; vedapurāṇavidbhiḥ is a compound phrase; dvija + indraiḥ → dvijeṃdraiḥ (nasalization in transmission).
FAQs
It describes the preparation of a sacred ritual setting—specifically a radiant silver pavilion with a canopy near the Mākṣīkā lake—and the performance of a homa by four exemplary, learned Brahmins.
By highlighting self-control, Purāṇic-Vedic learning, and blameless conduct, the text underscores that ritual efficacy is linked to both correct procedure and the ethical-spiritual fitness of the officiants.
Sacred acts are framed as requiring purity of conduct and disciplined knowledge; external grandeur (a splendid pavilion) is paired with inner qualification (self-restraint and learning).