Shloka 1
Yayāti’s Vaiṣṇava Rule and the Earth Made Like Vaikuṇṭha
with Viṣṇu Name-Invocation
सुकर्मोवाच । विष्णुं कृष्णं हरिं रामं मुकुंदं मधुसूदनम् । नारायणं विष्णुरूपं नारसिंहं तमच्युतम्
sukarmovāca | viṣṇuṃ kṛṣṇaṃ hariṃ rāmaṃ mukuṃdaṃ madhusūdanam | nārāyaṇaṃ viṣṇurūpaṃ nārasiṃhaṃ tamacyutam
Sinabi ni Sukarma: Pinagninilayan ko si Viṣṇu—si Kṛṣṇa, si Hari, si Rāma; si Mukunda, si Madhusūdana; si Nārāyaṇa na may anyong Viṣṇu; at si Narasiṃha—Siya, ang Di-Nabibigo (Acyuta).
Sukarma
Concept: Remembering Viṣṇu through a garland of names is itself worship; the one Lord is approached as Kṛṣṇa, Hari, Rāma, Mukunda, Madhusūdana, Nārāyaṇa, Narasiṃha, Acyuta.
Application: Begin any study, journey, or vrata with a short nāma-smarana invocation; choose 3–8 names and recite them with attention to meaning.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Sukarma stands before a simple altar, hands folded, as the names of Viṣṇu appear like luminous syllables circling upward—Kṛṣṇa, Hari, Rāma, Mukunda, Madhusūdana, Nārāyaṇa, Narasiṃha, Acyuta. Behind the altar, a single composite vision shows the Lord’s serene Viṣṇu form subtly blending with Rāma’s bow and Narasiṃha’s protective power, unified by a calm, radiant center.","primary_figures":["Sukarma","Vishnu","Krishna","Rama","Narasimha"],"setting":"Temple threshold or hermitage shrine with lamp, conch, flowers, and a tulasi pot; a manuscript stand indicating the start of a new chapter.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["peacock blue","sunlit gold","lotus white","crimson","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Sukarma in añjali before a richly ornamented Viṣṇu icon, gold-leaf halo and embossed arch, side motifs of Rāma’s bow and Narasiṃha’s mane integrated into the prabhāvali, vivid reds and greens, gem-like jewelry and lamp flames highlighted in gold.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: Sukarma at a hermitage shrine with delicate flora, soft morning light, translucent mantra-syllables floating like fireflies, a refined composite depiction of Viṣṇu-Rāma-Narasiṃha unity, cool blues and gentle pinks with lyrical naturalism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined Sukarma and central Viṣṇu figure, symbolic inserts for Kṛṣṇa (flute motif), Rāma (bow), Narasiṃha (lion visage), strong red-yellow-green palette, temple-wall symmetry and ornamental borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central Govinda/Viṣṇu on lotus with surrounding name-garland written as decorative bands, Sukarma at the bottom in prayer, peacocks and floral borders, deep indigo field with gold and pink lotus motifs, intricate Nathdwara-like ornamentation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","temple bells","tanpura drone","soft cymbals","incense-lit silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सुकर्मोवाच→सुकर्म उवाच; मुकुंदं→मुकुन्दम्; तमच्युतम्→तम् अच्युतम्.
FAQs
It presents a devotional salutation (stuti) that affirms one supreme Lord worshipped through multiple names and avatāra-forms—Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, and Narasiṃha—highlighting unity of the Divine across manifestations.
The verse models remembrance and praise of God through sacred epithets—each name recalling a divine quality (protector, liberator, destroyer of evil)—a classic bhakti practice of nāma-smaraṇa (remembrance of the Name).
Mukunda points to liberation as the highest aim, while Acyuta emphasizes unwavering divine reliability—encouraging steadfast faith, moral perseverance, and reliance on the Lord as an unerring refuge.