Shloka 33
The Glory of Śrāddha at Sacred Fords and the Determination of the Kutapa Time
गोकर्णो गजकर्णश्च तथा चक्रनदी शुभा । श्रीशैलं शाकतीर्थं च नारसिंहमतः परम्
gokarṇo gajakarṇaśca tathā cakranadī śubhā | śrīśailaṃ śākatīrthaṃ ca nārasiṃhamataḥ param
گوکرن، گجکرن، اور مبارک چکر ندی؛ شری شیل، شاک تیرتھ، اور پھر ان کے آگے نرسِمہ کا دھام—یہ سب مقدس مقامات ہیں۔
Unspecified (narratorial listing within the Adhyaya context)
Concept: Smaraṇa and darśana of tīrthas purify; sacred geography is a practical doorway to dharma and devotion.
Application: Keep a ‘tīrtha-smaraṇa’ practice: recite or remember sacred places daily, support pilgrim charities/temples, and treat travel as sādhana with restraint and worship.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A pilgrim-map tableau unfolds like a sacred scroll: each tīrtha appears as a luminous vignette—Gokarṇa’s sea-temple, Śrīśaila’s forested hill-shrine, and a radiant Narasiṃha sanctum—linked by a winding golden path. Sages point to the route while a conch-bearing Vaiṣṇava pilgrim offers flowers, suggesting that even remembrance is worship.","primary_figures":["Vaiṣṇava pilgrim","itinerant sages (ṛṣis)","Narasimha (as shrine icon)","local kṣetrapālas/temple attendants"],"setting":"Deccan sacred landscape montage—coastline, riverbank, and forested hill-temple complexes arranged as a continuous pilgrimage panorama.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sapphire blue","lotus pink","gold leaf","emerald green","vermilion"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a multi-panel sacred itinerary with Gokarṇa sea-temple, Śrīśaila hill-shrine, and Narasiṃha sanctum; heavy gold leaf halos around shrine icons, rich crimson and emerald textiles on pilgrims, gem-studded ornaments, ornate temple arches, stylized waves and hills, South Indian iconographic precision.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical pilgrimage panorama across coastal and hill terrains; delicate brushwork, cool greens and blues, refined faces of sages guiding a pilgrim, small shrine vignettes labeled with toponyms, misty hills for Śrīśaila, gentle river curves for Cakranadī.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and flat natural pigments; central pilgrim with tulasī-mālā and conch, surrounding shrine-medallions for each tīrtha, temple-lamp motifs, characteristic large eyes, red-yellow-green dominant palette with gold accents.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a devotional map framed by lotus and creeper borders; central Narasiṃha shrine medallion with surrounding tīrtha vignettes, peacocks and cows in margins, deep indigo background with gold detailing, floral garlands connecting the sites like a mālā."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","conch shell","distant surf","footsteps on stone ghats"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गोकर्णो→गोकर्णः; गजकर्णश्च→गजकर्णः+च; चक्रनदी (समास); नारसिंहमतः→नारसिंहम्+अतः; अन्यत्र पदच्छेदः सरलः।
FAQs
It functions as a compact itinerary-style list, mapping a network of holy sites (tīrthas, rivers, and mountains) that define a sacred landscape for pilgrimage and remembrance.
By culminating in a reference to Narasiṃha, it ties pilgrimage geography to devotional theism—remembering and visiting places associated with Viṣṇu’s manifestations is presented as spiritually significant.
The implied teaching is reverence: honoring sacred spaces and traditions of pilgrimage cultivates humility, discipline, and remembrance of the divine in daily life.