Shloka 22
The Origin of the Lauhitya River
and the King of Tīrthas
सा तं दृष्ट्वा सुरश्रेष्ठमर्घ्यपाद्यादिकं ददौ । दूरेभिवादनं कृत्वा सा गृहं प्रविवेश ह
sā taṃ dṛṣṭvā suraśreṣṭhamarghyapādyādikaṃ dadau | dūrebhivādanaṃ kṛtvā sā gṛhaṃ praviveśa ha
ครั้นนางเห็นเทพผู้ประเสริฐ ก็ถวายอัรฆยะ ปาทยะ และพิธีต้อนรับตามธรรมเนียม ครั้นทำวันทาจากระยะอันสมควรแล้ว นางจึงเข้าไปในเรือน
Narrator (context not fully specified from the single verse)
Concept: Atithi-satkāra (honoring the guest) is a living ritual: offering arghya and pādya embodies humility, purity, and recognition of divinity in the visitor.
Application: Practice mindful hospitality—offer water, a seat, kind words; keep boundaries and propriety; treat guests as carriers of the sacred.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: temple
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Amoghā stands at the threshold holding a shining arghya vessel and a pādya pot, her posture modest and composed as she welcomes four-faced Brahmā. She bows from a respectful distance, then turns inward toward the sanctified interior, where lamps and ritual vessels suggest a home that breathes like a temple.","primary_figures":["Amoghā","Brahmā"],"setting":"Doorway of a clean house with rangoli-like floor patterns, brass vessels, a low stool for the guest, and a small lamp-lit shrine corner.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["brass gold","ivory white","vermillion red","peacock blue","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Amoghā offering arghya and pādya to Brahmā at a richly ornamented doorway; gold leaf on vessels and halos, deep red-green textiles, gem-studded ornaments, intricate arch motifs, warm lamp-lit glow emphasizing ritual propriety.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate interior-threshold scene; Amoghā’s respectful distance shown through spatial composition; soft ivory and peacock-blue accents, fine detailing on brass pots and floral garlands, gentle light pooling around the shrine niche.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized doorway and lamp; Amoghā with expressive eyes and graceful hand gestures offering water; Brahmā’s four faces rendered iconically; red-yellow-green palette with rhythmic decorative borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate floral border framing a central hospitality tableau; lotus motifs around the arghya vessel; deep blue background with gold highlights; peacocks near the threshold; devotional domesticity presented like a shrine scene."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["temple bells","lamp crackle","soft silence","distant birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सुरश्रेष्ठमर्घ्यपाद्यादिकं = सुरश्रेष्ठम् + अर्घ्यपाद्यादिकम्; दूरेभिवादनं = दूरे + अभिवादनम्; प्रविवेश ह = प्रविवेश + ह (निपात)।
FAQs
It highlights atithi-satkara (honoring a guest), expressed through offering arghya and pādya—formal rites of welcome—and through respectful salutation.
They are standard components of traditional reception: arghya is an honor-offering (often water with auspicious elements), while pādya is water for washing the feet—together representing reverence and service.
It models humility and proper conduct: recognizing the worthiness of the visitor, offering respectful hospitality, and maintaining decorum (saluting from a respectful distance).