Shloka 124
The Account and Merit of Śivadūtī
with the Nāga-tīrtha at Puṣkara
मया वै साधितं चान्नं प्रकारैर्बहुभिः कृतं । तत्सर्वं च व्ययं यातं न चान्यदिह दृश्यते
mayā vai sādhitaṃ cānnaṃ prakārairbahubhiḥ kṛtaṃ | tatsarvaṃ ca vyayaṃ yātaṃ na cānyadiha dṛśyate
میں نے واقعی کئی طرح سے کھانا تیار کیا تھا؛ مگر وہ سب خرچ ہو گیا، اور اب یہاں کچھ اور دکھائی نہیں دیتا۔
Unspecified (context needed to identify the speaker reliably within Adhyaya 31)
Concept: Material preparation can be exhausted; when resources vanish, one’s response reveals dharma—whether one turns to purity, restraint, and right offering rather than panic or impropriety.
Application: When plans fail and resources run out, pause and reassess rather than forcing an unclean or harmful solution; let constraints refine choices.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A host stands before guests with empty platters and overturned vessels, confessing that the many dishes prepared have somehow vanished. The atmosphere is tense yet reverent, as if an unseen cosmic test has entered the household.","primary_figures":["host figure (contextual speaker)","assembled women/guests","attendants"],"setting":"Courtyard or hall with serving vessels, leaf-plates, and ritual lamps; signs of recent cooking but sudden emptiness.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["burnt umber","brass gold","coconut white","deep maroon","shadowy indigo"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a richly ornamented hall with gold leaf borders, the host gesturing toward empty golden vessels, guests in bright saris with stylized jewelry, embossed gold highlights on utensils and lamps, dramatic stillness before a fateful decision.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: domestic courtyard with delicate utensils and subtle expressions, cool-toned shadows, guests seated in a row, the host’s hands raised in helpless explanation, fine textile patterns and restrained palette.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, simplified serving vessels, expressive wide eyes showing concern, warm red-yellow-green pigments, rhythmic arrangement of figures around an empty central platter.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symmetrical arrangement of empty plates and floral borders, deep blue ground with gold motifs, figures stylized and devotional, lotus medallions framing the scene of vanished food as a moral allegory."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["clinking of empty vessels","low temple drone","distant wind","brief silence after confession"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चान्नम् = च + अन्नम्; प्रकारैर्बहुभिः = प्रकारैः + बहुभिः; तत्सर्वम् = तत् + सर्वम्; चान्यदिह = च + अन्यत् + इह.
FAQs
It highlights impermanence: even carefully prepared provisions can be quickly exhausted, urging sobriety and detachment.
Not explicitly in this line; it supports a preparatory ethic—non-attachment and realism—which often undergirds devotional (bhakti) life in Purāṇic teachings.
Plan wisely and avoid pride in possessions or effort; material outcomes can vanish, so cultivate steadiness, gratitude, and restraint.