Shloka 13
The Greatness of the Kāliṇdī (Yamunā): Merit of Bathing, Charity, and Faith
सर्वेषां सर्ववर्णानामाश्रमाणां च भूपते । यामुने मज्जनं धर्मं धाराभिः खलु वर्षति
sarveṣāṃ sarvavarṇānāmāśramāṇāṃ ca bhūpate | yāmune majjanaṃ dharmaṃ dhārābhiḥ khalu varṣati
ข้าแต่พระราชา สำหรับผู้คนทุกวรรณะและทุกอาศรม การอาบน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์ในแม่น้ำยมุนา ย่อมโปรยธรรมะลงมาเป็นสายธารอย่างแท้จริง
Unspecified (contextual narrator addressing a king)
Concept: Yamunā-snana is a universally accessible dharmic act that ‘rains’ righteousness in streams upon all people, regardless of social class or life-stage.
Application: Cultivate inclusive spirituality: encourage shared access to sacred spaces, avoid spiritual elitism, and adopt simple purifying practices that support ethical living.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: river
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A king stands at a Yamunā ghat with folded hands as people of every āśrama—brahmacārī students, gṛhastha families, vānaprastha elders, and saffron-clad sannyāsins—enter the river together. From the sky, translucent streams of light fall like rain, turning into script-like ‘dharma’ motifs that ripple across the water’s surface.","primary_figures":["king (bhūpati)","brahmacārīs","gṛhasthas","vānaprasthas","sannyāsins","Yamunā-devī (subtle presence)"],"setting":"bustling sacred ghat with steps, charity stalls, small shrines, kadamba trees, boats with flags","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sunrise gold","river cobalt","saffron orange","sandstone beige","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: royal figure with ornate crown at the ghat, diverse devotees in distinct āśrama attire, Yamunā-devī emerging with gold leaf aura; ‘rain of dharma’ depicted as gold streaks; rich reds/greens, gem-studded ornaments, heavy decorative borders and temple arch framing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined king and mixed community at a Vraja ghat, delicate brushwork, soft dawn light, lyrical trees and river, subtle luminous rain motif, cool blues with warm gold highlights, expressive yet gentle faces.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines of the king and four āśrama groups, patterned river waves, stylized rain-streams as repeating motifs, strong pigment palette, temple-wall narrative composition with ornamental bands.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symmetrical ghat scene with Yamunā as central band, groups of devotees arranged in balanced clusters, ornate floral borders, deep blues and gold, peacocks and cows at edges, dharma-rain motif repeated as golden droplets among lotuses."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["morning conch","temple bells","crowd murmur (soft)","river flow","aarti cymbals"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्ववर्णानामाश्रमाणाम्→सर्ववर्णानाम् + आश्रमाणाम्
FAQs
The verse praises bathing (majjana/snānā) in the river Yamunā as a powerful tirtha-practice that generates dharma (religious merit).
It explicitly includes all varṇas and all āśramas—i.e., people across social categories and life-stages—indicating universal accessibility of the tirtha’s merit.
That dharma can be cultivated through sincere sacred practice available to everyone, and that holy places (tirthas) are presented as abundant sources of spiritual uplift.