Shloka 4
Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice: Kokāmukha Tīrtha, Varāha’s Aid, and the Arrival of Gāyatrī
के भागास्तस्य यज्ञस्य किं द्रव्यं का चदक्षिणा । का वेदी किं प्रमाणं च कृतं तत्र विरंचिना
ke bhāgāstasya yajñasya kiṃ dravyaṃ kā cadakṣiṇā | kā vedī kiṃ pramāṇaṃ ca kṛtaṃ tatra viraṃcinā
اس یَجْن کے حصے کون کون سے تھے؟ قربانی کا سامان کیا تھا اور دَکْشِنا (اجرتِ پجاری) کیا تھی؟ ویدی کیسی تھی، اس کا پیمانہ کیا تھا، اور وِرَنْچی (برہما) نے وہاں اسے کس طرح مرتب کیا؟
Unspecified interlocutor (a question within a dialogue context)
Concept: Dharma is upheld through right proportion and right offering: the ‘shares’ (bhāga), substances (dravya), fees (dakṣiṇā), and altar design (vedi) reflect ethical reciprocity and cosmic order.
Application: Honor fair exchange: compensate teachers/workers properly (dakṣiṇā principle), plan carefully (measurements/proportions), and keep offerings pure—apply ritual ‘precision’ to daily responsibilities.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A meticulously laid sacrificial altar is drawn like sacred geometry on the earth—measured cords, marked corners, and layers of bricks forming a luminous vedi. Brahmā (Virañci) is shown overseeing the arrangement while priests prepare offerings and a disciple asks about the exact shares, substances, and dakṣiṇā.","primary_figures":["Virañci (Brahmā)","ṛtvij priests","questioner-disciple","scribal assistant measuring with cord (optional)"],"setting":"Ritual ground beside the tīrtha; measuring cords, wooden pegs, brick stacks, offering vessels, and a central fire-space prepared.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["brick red","sandstone beige","saffron yellow","smoke grey","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Brahmā supervising a geometrically precise vedi with gold leaf accents on the altar lines and fire-space; priests holding ladles and vessels; ornate borders, rich reds and greens, jewel-like highlights on ritual vessels, symmetrical sacred-architecture emphasis.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: fine depiction of measuring cords and pegs, delicate brickwork of the vedi, Brahmā with four faces rendered subtly; soft natural landscape, refined linework, emphasis on proportion and calm order.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined vedi as a strong geometric centerpiece; Brahmā in iconic posture, priests arranged rhythmically; flat pigments with red/yellow dominance, stylized tools (cord, pegs, vessels) as symbolic motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: altar as a mandala-like centerpiece surrounded by lotus borders; decorative repetition of ritual vessels and floral motifs; deep blue or maroon ground with gold linework highlighting the vedi geometry, devotional symmetry and ornate framing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["measuring cord swish","low Vedic chanting","fire being kindled","temple bell punctuations"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भागास्तस्य = भागाः + तस्य; चदक्षिणा = च + दक्षिणा
FAQs
It asks about the distribution of shares (bhāga), the oblation materials (dravya), the priestly fee (dakṣiṇā), the altar (vedī), and its measurements (pramāṇa), specifically in a sacrifice arranged by Brahmā (Virañci).
“Virañci” is a traditional epithet of Brahmā used in Purāṇic Sanskrit; in this verse it identifies Brahmā as the one who arranged or constructed the sacrificial setup.
The verse reflects the Purāṇic emphasis on yajña as an ordered, measurable, and ethically regulated sacred act—where proper materials, proper structure, and proper gifting (dakṣiṇā) are all integral to ritual integrity.