Shloka 40
Praise of the Merits of Sacred Ponds, Tree-Planting, and Water-Charities
प्रासादा यत्र सौवर्णाः सर्वरत्नविभूषिताः । सर्वाभरणसंयुक्ता विमानाश्चानिलोपमाः
prāsādā yatra sauvarṇāḥ sarvaratnavibhūṣitāḥ | sarvābharaṇasaṃyuktā vimānāścānilopamāḥ
ที่นั่นปราสาททั้งหลายทำด้วยทองคำ ประดับด้วยรัตนะนานาชนิด; และวิมาน (ราชรถเหินฟ้า) ก็พร้อมด้วยเครื่องประดับทั้งปวง หาที่เปรียบมิได้ รวดเร็วดุจสายลม
Unspecified (narrative description within Adhyāya 58 context)
Concept: Merit (puṇya) manifests as refined environments and capacities; the cosmos mirrors ethical-spiritual accumulation.
Application: Let the imagery inspire disciplined dharma (charity, restraint, worship) while remembering to aim for lasting devotion rather than status or luxury.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vast celestial city rises on luminous terraces: palaces of hammered gold studded with rubies, emeralds, and pearls, their domes reflecting a sky of lapis blue. Ornate vimānas glide between spires like wind-borne swans, leaving trails of shimmering light as divine residents move through jeweled corridors.","primary_figures":["celestial residents (devas/gandharvas)","vimāna pilots","attendant apsarases (distant)"],"setting":"celestial metropolis with golden palaces, jeweled arches, floating bridges, and open sky lanes for vimānas","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["gold leaf","lapis blue","ruby red","emerald green","pearl white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a grand golden palace-city with heavy gold leaf work, jewel-inlaid domes and pillars, ornate vimānas flying swift as wind, rich reds and greens, embossed halos around celestial figures, intricate temple-like architectural detailing and decorative borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: airy celestial architecture with delicate brushwork—golden palaces against a cool blue sky, tiny refined figures on balconies, vimānas like jeweled birds, soft gradients, lyrical clouds, and elegant ornamentation without heaviness.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized golden palaces and vimānas with bold outlines, flat yet vibrant color fields, decorative floral motifs, celestial attendants with characteristic large eyes, temple-wall composition emphasizing symmetry and grandeur.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate palace backdrop rendered as a devotional tapestry—deep blue ground with gold architectural motifs, floral borders, peacocks perched on jeweled balustrades, vimānas arranged in rhythmic patterns like floating mandalas."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","soft cymbals","distant celestial drums","wind whoosh","echoing chimes"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विमानाश्चानिलोपमाः = विमानाः + च + अनिलोपमाः।
FAQs
A splendid, celestial-like realm characterized by golden palaces, jewel ornamentation, and wind-swift vimānas (aerial chariots).
It literally means “comparable to the wind,” implying extraordinary speed, lightness, and effortless movement.
Not directly; it functions primarily as descriptive imagery, often used in Purāṇic literature to convey the grandeur of a divine or meritorious realm.