Shloka 27
The Slaying of Bala–Nāmuci
एतस्मिन्नंतरे वेदाञ्जजल्पुः परमर्षयः । स्वस्त्यस्तु ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च गोभ्यः स्त्रीभ्यस्तपस्विषु
etasminnaṃtare vedāñjajalpuḥ paramarṣayaḥ | svastyastu brāhmaṇebhyaśca gobhyaḥ strībhyastapasviṣu
ครั้นแล้วมหาฤๅษีผู้ประเสริฐได้สาธยายพระเวท ประกาศว่า “ขอความสวัสดีจงมีแก่พราหมณ์ แก่โคทั้งหลาย แก่สตรี และแก่ผู้บำเพ็ญตบะ”
Narrator (describing the action of the paramarṣis/sages)
Concept: Social and cosmic well-being is invoked through Vedic recitation and blessings directed to dharma-bearing communities.
Application: Begin undertakings with a benediction; support education, animal care, women’s safety/dignity, and disciplined spiritual practice; use speech to bless rather than inflame.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A circle of paramarṣis seated on kuśa grass around a small, smokeless sacrificial fire, their hands raised in blessing as Vedic syllables appear as luminous script in the air. In the background, a gentle pastoral scene shows cows calmly grazing, women carrying water pots with dignity, and ascetics in meditation—each touched by a soft halo of ‘svasti’.","primary_figures":["Paramarṣis (supreme sages)","Vedic personifications (subtle, as light-forms)"],"setting":"Forest āśrama with yajña-vedi, sacred fire, and a nearby cow-pen; distant riverbank suggested but unnamed.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["saffron","smoke-white","leaf green","earth brown","sunlit gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: sages in symmetrical semicircle around a jeweled yajña-altar, gold-leaf Vedic syllables floating above, cows with ornate bells, women in rich silk with respectful posture, tapasvins with rudrākṣa and deer-skin; heavy gold leaf on halos and mantra-letters, deep crimson and emerald textiles, gem-studded ornaments, traditional iconographic serenity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate āśrama scene with slender sages chanting, delicate smoke curls, soft morning light over grazing cows and a small group of women near a well; fine facial expressions, cool greens and pale ochres, lyrical trees and distant hills, subtle calligraphic mantra glow.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold-outlined sages with expressive eyes, stylized yajña fire, mantra bands as decorative script, cows and women placed in clear registers; natural pigments with dominant yellow-red-green, temple-wall composition, rhythmic repetition of blessing gestures.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central mandala of sages around a lotus-shaped altar, border filled with cow motifs and tulip/lotus florals, mantra-letters as ornamental patterning; deep blue background with gold highlights, peacocks at corners, celebratory yet calm Nathdwara-like detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","gentle temple bells","birds at dawn","soft crackle of yajña fire"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एतस्मिन्नंतरे → एतस्मिन् अन्तरे; वेदाञ्जजल्पुः → वेदान् जजल्पुः; स्वस्त्यस्तु → स्वस्ति अस्तु; ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च → ब्राह्मणेभ्यः च; स्त्रीभ्यस्तपस्विषु → स्त्रीभ्यः तपस्विषु
FAQs
It functions as a benediction—an auspicious invocation wishing welfare, safety, and flourishing for key pillars of dharmic society.
They represent core supports of dharma: spiritual learning and ritual (brāhmaṇas), agrarian sustenance and sacred economy (cows), household and social continuity (women), and renunciation/spiritual discipline (ascetics).
It emphasizes dharmic responsibility: social well-being is linked to honoring learning, nourishment, protection of the vulnerable, and spiritual discipline.