Shloka 28
Merits of Vitastā, Devikā, Rudrakoṭī and Sarasvatī Sacred Fords
तेषां मन्युप्रशांत्यर्थमृषीणां भावितात्मनाम् । सृष्टा तु कोटिरुद्राणामृषीणामग्रतः स्थिता
teṣāṃ manyupraśāṃtyarthamṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām | sṛṣṭā tu koṭirudrāṇāmṛṣīṇāmagrataḥ sthitā
เพื่อระงับความพิโรธของเหล่าฤๅษีผู้ฝึกตนและเจริญภาวนา จึงได้เนรมิตพระรุทระหนึ่งโกฏิ และยืนอยู่เบื้องหน้าฤๅษีทั้งหลาย
Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Svargakhaṇḍa narration)
Concept: Even the anger of perfected sages is to be pacified through divinely ordered means; cosmic order responds to tapas and intention.
Application: Treat conflict-escalation as a signal to restore balance; respond with measured, constructive interventions rather than retaliation.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A semicircle of blazing, matted-haired sages stands in stern silence, their tapas forming a heat-haze over the sacrificial ground. Before them, a sudden eruption of divine forms manifests: countless Rudras, each with trident and crescent, appearing like a storm of blue-black lightning meant not to destroy but to cool the sages’ wrath.","primary_figures":["Rudra (multiple emanations)","Tapasvin sages (ṛṣis)"],"setting":"A forest-āśrama edge with a yajña-vedi, kusa grass, and smoke curling upward; the air shimmers with ascetic heat.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["indigo-black","ash white","smoke gray","copper ember","saffron ochre"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a dramatic manifestation of a crore Rudras before seated rishis at a forest yajña-vedi, heavy gold leaf halos around each Rudra, rich vermilion and emerald borders, gem-studded ornaments, stylized tridents and crescent moons, South Indian iconographic symmetry with layered aureoles and ornate arch framing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate sages with refined faces and matted locks in a Himalayan-forest hermitage, a lyrical swirl of many Rudras appearing like repeated motifs across the page, cool blues and smoky grays, fine linework for ash markings, soft atmospheric perspective and fluttering prayer-flags/trees.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, natural pigment fields, multiple Rudras with wide expressive eyes and ash stripes, rishis in ochre garments, temple-wall aesthetic with rhythmic repetition of forms, red-yellow-green dominance tempered by deep indigo for Rudra bodies.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a cosmic tableau with repeating Rudra motifs arranged like a mandala around a central sacrificial space, intricate floral borders, lotus and bilva accents, deep blues and gold, stylized birds and forest elements framing the ascetic assembly."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low temple drum","conch shell (distant)","wind through forest","crackling sacrificial fire"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मन्युप्रशांत्यर्थम् = मन्यु + प्रशान्ति + अर्थम्; प्रशांत्यर्थम् + ऋषीणाम् = प्रशान्त्यर्थम् + ऋषीणाम् (य्-सन्धि); कोटिरुद्राणाम् = कोटिः + रुद्राणाम्; रुद्राणामृषीणामग्रतः = रुद्राणाम् + ऋषीणाम् + अग्रतः
FAQs
The verse frames Rudras as a divine manifestation employed to restore balance—anger (manyu) disrupts tapas and cosmic order, so a powerful presence is produced to settle the situation and re-establish harmony.
It indicates sages whose inner selves are refined through discipline and contemplation; even such advanced ascetics can experience anger, highlighting the need for conscious pacification and restoration of equanimity.
Anger should be deliberately calmed for the sake of peace and order; the verse emphasizes prioritizing reconciliation and stability over escalation, even in spiritually charged contexts.