Shloka 91
The Greatness of Puṣkara: Tripuṣkara Pilgrimage, Sacred Geography, and the Doctrine of Self-Restraint
विष्णुनाप्यायितं शक्रं दृष्ट्वादे वगणास्तदा । सर्वे तेजस्समादध्युस्तथा ब्रह्मर्षयोऽमलाः
viṣṇunāpyāyitaṃ śakraṃ dṛṣṭvāde vagaṇāstadā | sarve tejassamādadhyustathā brahmarṣayo'malāḥ
وشنو کے فیض سے توانائی پانے والے شکر (اندرا) کو دیکھ کر، تب دیوتاؤں کے سب گروہوں نے اپنا اپنا تیج یکجا کیا؛ اسی طرح بے داغ برہمرشیوں نے بھی۔
Narrator (contextual; verse is descriptive rather than direct speech)
Concept: When the leader is steadied by divine grace, the community’s virtues and strengths naturally align and intensify.
Application: In teams/families, restore the center (values, prayer, clarity); collective morale rises when the core is nourished.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Indra, newly brightened, stands at the center while devas lift their weapons and crowns as if catching sunlight; brahmarṣis sit in a semicircle, eyes closed, drawing inward and then radiating outward with calm fire. The air shimmers with layered halos—martial brilliance interwoven with ascetic luminosity.","primary_figures":["Śakra/Indra","Deva-gaṇas","Brahmarṣis"],"setting":"Celestial court near a cloud-borne pavilion—rows of lotuses, jeweled pillars, and a distant horizon of swirling sky.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sunrise gold","ivory","sky blue","vermillion","smoky violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central Indra with renewed halo; surrounding devas in symmetrical tiers holding weapons; brahmarṣis seated with rosaries and matted hair, each with a subtle gold-leaf aura; ornate mandapa with embossed gold borders and jewel-like highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: airy composition with cool sky washes; devas clustered like bright birds; sages rendered with fine lines and gentle shading; delicate halos, lyrical clouds, and refined facial expressions conveying calm power.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: strong outlines and rhythmic grouping; devas with stylized ornaments; sages with simplified forms and intense eyes; tejas shown as patterned flame/lotus radiance in red-yellow gradients.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: circular gathering around Indra; lotus rosettes and floral borders; repeated halo motifs; deep indigo background with gold highlights, peacocks perched on cloud-scrolls."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","soft cymbals","murmured mantra undertone","wind chimes"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विष्णुना+अप्यायितम्→विष्णुनाप्यायितम्; दृष्ट्वा+देवगणाः→दृष्ट्वादेवगणाः; तेजस्+समादधुः→तेजस्समादध्युः (स्स/ध्यु sandhi); ब्रह्मर्षयः+अमलाः→ब्रह्मर्षयोऽमलाः (ओऽ).
FAQs
It describes Indra (Śakra) being invigorated by Viṣṇu, after which the gods and the brahmarṣis collectively gather or assume their “tejas” (spiritual radiance/power).
Tejas indicates concentrated divine energy—radiance, potency, and authority—suggesting a unified strengthening or readiness among gods and sages.
The verse emphasizes restoration through divine support and the importance of unified resolve: when leadership is renewed (Indra), the wider community (gods and sages) aligns and consolidates its strength for dharmic action.