Shloka 57
Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice: Kokāmukha Tīrtha, Varāha’s Aid, and the Arrival of Gāyatrī
आज्यनासः स्रुवतुंडः सामघोषस्वनो महान् । सत्यधर्ममयः श्रीमान्कर्मविक्रमसत्कृतः
ājyanāsaḥ sruvatuṃḍaḥ sāmaghoṣasvano mahān | satyadharmamayaḥ śrīmānkarmavikramasatkṛtaḥ
وہ ‘آجیہ-ناس’ (گھی ناک والا) اور ‘سروُ-تُنڈ’ (چمچ جیسی چونچ والا) ہے، سامن کے گیتوں کی عظیم گونج میں بلند؛ سچ اور دھرم سے معمور، صاحبِ شری، اور اپنے اعمال کی دلیری کے سبب معزز۔
Narrative voice (context not provided; verse appears as a descriptive epithet-list).
Concept: Truth (satya) and dharma are not abstractions but the very substance of sacred power; ritual sound (Sāman) refines and magnifies the heart.
Application: Let speech be ‘Sāman-like’: truthful, measured, and uplifting; honor commitments and make daily work worthy of respect through integrity.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A majestic yajña-being is portrayed with a gentle, luminous ‘ghee-nose’ and a ladle-shaped beak, as if the very act of offering has become a face. Waves of visible sound—Sāman notes rendered as golden script—spiral outward over Puṣkara’s waters, while sages bow, sensing satya and dharma radiating like a protective aura.","primary_figures":["Yajña-Puruṣa (Kokāmukha form)","Udgātṛ chanters","sages and pilgrims"],"setting":"Lakeside sacrificial pavilion with a homa-kunda, stacks of samidh, and seated chanters; ghats and small shrines behind","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit transitioning into sunrise glow","color_palette":["ghee gold","ivory white","deep indigo","copper bronze","saffron"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Central Yajña-Puruṣa with stylized ghee-nose and sruva-beak, surrounded by Udgātṛ priests chanting; gold-leaf sound-waves as mantra scrolls, rich red-green textiles, gem-studded ornaments, embossed halos, homa-kunda with bright flames by Puṣkara ghats.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: Delicate depiction of chanters by a calm lake, the divine figure subtly anthropomorphic with ladle-beak; Sāman notes painted as fine golden lines in the air, cool blues and soft saffron, refined faces, lyrical trees and distant hills.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Bold outlined divine yajña-form with iconic ladle-beak, rhythmic bands of chant-symbols around; seated priests in symmetrical rows, strong reds/yellows/greens, stylized flames and ritual objects, mural-like border patterns.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Ornate border of lotus and musical motifs; central yajña-form with gold-highlighted chant spirals, attendants arranged in concentric symmetry; deep blue ground, intricate floral fillers, ritual pavilion elements rendered decoratively."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["Sāma-chant refrain","hand cymbals softly","temple bells","fire crackle","lake breeze"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्रीमान् + कर्मविक्रमसत्कृतः → श्रीमान्कर्मविक्रमसत्कृतः (न् + क → ङ्क).
FAQs
It presents a compact set of honorific epithets describing an exalted figure as Veda-voiced (Sāman-resonant) and ethically perfect (filled with satya and dharma), whose deeds earn him reverence.
Sāman refers to melodic Vedic chant; describing someone as ‘Sāman-resonant’ signals sanctity, ritual authority, and a voice aligned with sacred liturgy.
True honor (satkāra) is grounded in righteous character—truth and dharma—and in courageous, worthy action (karma-vikrama), not merely status.