Shloka 20
Instruction on All Dharma
in the context of Rāma’s Aśvamedha
एकतः श्यामकर्णांश्च सर्वांगैः क्षीरसन्निभान् । पीतपुच्छान्मुखे रक्ताञ्छुभलक्षणलक्षितान्
ekataḥ śyāmakarṇāṃśca sarvāṃgaiḥ kṣīrasannibhān | pītapucchānmukhe raktāñchubhalakṣaṇalakṣitān
ایک طرف سیاہ کانوں والے تھے جن کے سارے اعضا دودھ کی مانند سفید تھے؛ ان کی دُمیں زرد، منہ سرخ، اور وہ مبارک علامات سے نشان زدہ تھے۔
Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Pātāla-khaṇḍa dialogues)
Concept: Auspicious signs (śubha-lakṣaṇa) and purity criteria matter when actions are consecrated; sacred work demands careful selection and integrity.
Application: Before undertaking important vows, worship, or commitments, ensure ‘fit instruments’: clean means, clear speech, and disciplined habits.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: netherworld
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A close, reverent view of a chosen group: horses with dark ears and bodies white as milk, their tails a bright yellow plume and their mouths tinted red like coral. Auspicious symbols—subtle forehead marks and perfectly proportioned limbs—are emphasized as attendants present them for sacred use.","primary_figures":["milk-white horses with dark ears","muni (observing)","ritual attendants/keepers"],"setting":"inner enclosure prepared like a sanctum—clean floor, garlands on posts, lamps aligned in rows","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["milk white","charcoal black","marigold yellow","coral red","soft gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central milk-white horse with dark ears, marigold tail, coral mouth; gold leaf on lamps and harness ornaments, rich red-green background, auspicious motifs (conch, chakra) subtly in borders, gem-studded tack.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate portrait-like grouping of white horses; delicate shading to show ‘milk-like’ sheen, fine marigold tail strokes, coral mouth accents; serene attendants and a contemplative sage, airy composition.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized white horses outlined boldly, dark ears sharply contrasted; warm yellow lamps and marigold tail, red mouth accents; temple-wall narrative panel with ornamental bands and auspicious emblems.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: decorative central horse motif repeated in a patterned arrangement; lotus borders, deep blue ground with gold highlights, marigold tail as a bright accent, peacocks and floral vines framing the auspicious scene."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["steady lamp crackle","soft bell at intervals","gentle chanting hum","quiet stable breaths"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्यामकर्णान् + च → श्यामकर्णांश्च; सर्व + अङ्गैः → सर्वांगैः; क्षीर + सन्निभान् → क्षीरसन्निभान्; पीतपुच्छान् + मुखे → पीतपुच्छान्मुखे; रक्तान् + शुभलक्षणलक्षितान् → रक्ताञ्छुभलक्षणलक्षितान्
FAQs
The verse gives a visual description of a group distinguished by auspicious bodily features—dark ears, milk-white bodies, yellow tails, and red mouths—presented as signs of favorable qualities.
“Śubha-lakṣaṇa” indicates traditional auspicious physical traits used in Purāṇic and dharma literature to denote excellence, good fortune, or suitability for a sacred or valued role within the narrative.
Not directly; it is primarily descriptive. Any ethical or devotional implication depends on the surrounding passage—what these beings represent and how their auspicious traits function in the broader narrative.