Shloka 108
The Manifestation of Viṣṇu’s Footprints: Vāmana–Trivikrama, Bāṣkali’s Subjugation, and the Rise of Viṣṇupadī
Gaṅgā
परिष्वज्याभिनन्द्यैनं गृहं प्रावेशयत्स्वकम् । तस्य स्वागतमर्घ्याद्यैः कृत्वा पूजां प्रयत्नतः
pariṣvajyābhinandyainaṃ gṛhaṃ prāveśayatsvakam | tasya svāgatamarghyādyaiḥ kṛtvā pūjāṃ prayatnataḥ
เขาโอบกอดและต้อนรับด้วยความยินดี แล้วพาเข้าบ้านของตน จากนั้นได้ประกอบบูชาด้วยความเพียร ถวายการต้อนรับ พร้อมอรรฆยะและเกียรติยศตามธรรมเนียมอื่น ๆ
Narrator (contextual; specific speaker not stated in the provided excerpt)
Concept: Ritualized hospitality—embrace, welcome, arghya, and pūjā—sanctifies both host and guest and becomes a meritorious act.
Application: When receiving guests, offer water, a seat, kind words, and food; perform small acts with full attention as a form of worship.
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The host embraces the visitor with visible relief and joy, then leads him across the threshold into the inner courtyard. A ritual tray is prepared—arghya water in a shining vessel, flowers, sandal paste—while lamps glow, turning the welcome into a formal pūjā.","primary_figures":["host (householder)","honored guest/visitor","family members or attendants (optional)"],"setting":"inner courtyard with a small shrine niche, brass lamps, flower garlands, offering tray with arghya vessel, clean floor with rangoli","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["brass gold","jasmine white","vermillion red","peacock blue","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: the embrace and entry into the house depicted with opulent textiles and gold leaf; arghya vessel and lamps rendered with embossed highlights; rich reds and greens, traditional iconographic symmetry, the guest subtly radiant as if divine.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: gentle domestic architecture, patterned rugs, delicate gestures of welcome; soft lamp glow, refined faces, floral details in the courtyard, understated sacredness.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized lamp flames, ritual tray prominent; warm pigments and temple-wall composition, the act of pūjā shown with clear mudrā-like hand positions.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central welcome scene framed by lotus borders; lamps and garlands abundant; deep blue background with gold accents, peacocks and floral motifs emphasizing auspicious hospitality."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["temple bells","footsteps on courtyard floor","flower garland rustle","conch shell (soft)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: परिष्वज्याभिनन्द्य = परिष्वज्य + अभिनन्द्य; अभिनन्द्यैनम् = अभिनन्द्य + एनम्; प्रावेशयत्स्वकम् = प्रावेशयत् + स्वकम्; स्वागतमर्घ्याद्यैः = स्वागतम् + अर्घ्याद्यैः.
FAQs
It describes atithi-satkāra—receiving a guest by embracing, welcoming, bringing them into one’s home, and honoring them with pūjā including arghya and related offerings.
Arghya is a respectful ritual offering—often water (sometimes with auspicious additions)—presented to honor a guest or revered person as part of formal reception.
It emphasizes dharmic hospitality: sincere, effortful honoring of a guest through respectful welcome and appropriate ritual courtesies.