Shloka 44
Description of the Worship of the Planets
ब्रह्मार्करुद्रैश्च सुपूजितं च श्रोतव्यमेतत्प्रवदंति तज्ज्ञाः । सृष्टिखंडमिदं राजन्मया तुभ्यं प्रकीर्तितम्
brahmārkarudraiśca supūjitaṃ ca śrotavyametatpravadaṃti tajjñāḥ | sṛṣṭikhaṃḍamidaṃ rājanmayā tubhyaṃ prakīrtitam
یہ تعلیم نہایت مقدّس اور قابلِ تعظیم ہے؛ برہما، سورج اور رودر بھی اس کی خوب پوجا کرتے ہیں۔ دانا لوگ کہتے ہیں کہ اسے سننا چاہیے۔ اے راجن! میں نے تمہارے لیے یہ سृष्टि کھنڈ اسی طرح بیان کیا ہے۔
Narrator/teacher addressing a king (exact dialogue pair not explicit in this single verse)
Concept: This teaching is to be heard; it is revered even by major deities, establishing śravaṇa as a dharmic act and the text’s prāmāṇya (authoritativeness).
Application: Cultivate disciplined listening/reading (śravaṇa-pāṭha) with humility; treat sacred study as worship, not mere information.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cosmic assembly scene: Brahmā, Sūrya, and Rudra offer respectful homage to a radiant manuscript or a seated Purāṇic sage, indicating that the teaching itself is worship-worthy. Below, the king listens as the narrator concludes the Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa exposition, the air shimmering with mantra-like syllables.","primary_figures":["Brahmā","Sūrya (Sun deity)","Rudra (Śiva)","Purāṇic narrator/ācārya","Mahārāja (king)"],"setting":"A layered composition: upper celestial court with devas; lower royal sabhā with the teaching being concluded; a central glowing grantha as axis mundi.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sun-gold","ash-white","crimson","lapis blue","sandalwood beige"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: upper register shows Brahmā, Sūrya with radiant disk, and Rudra with trident, all offering flowers to a central gold-embossed manuscript on a pedestal; lower register shows a sage concluding discourse to a king; heavy gold leaf on halos and manuscript borders, rich reds/greens, jeweled ornaments, symmetrical temple-like framing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: elegant celestial pavilion with soft gradients; Sūrya’s disk rendered delicately, Brahmā and Rudra in refined profiles offering garlands to a glowing book; below, the king and sage in a quiet interior; cool blues and warm gold accents, fine floral margins.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: strong outlines, flat yet vibrant pigments; central manuscript as a stylized icon with flame-like aura; Brahmā, Sūrya, Rudra in formal poses of worship; lower band with king listening; traditional red-yellow-green palette and temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central sacred grantha surrounded by lotus medallions; Sūrya motif as a radiant mandala; Brahmā and Rudra as attendant deities; ornate floral borders, deep blue ground with gold highlights, devotional atmosphere akin to a sanctified textile shrine."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","temple bells","soft cymbals","courtly hush"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्रह्मार्करुद्रैश्च = ब्रह्मार्करुद्रैः + च; श्रोतव्यमेतत् = श्रोतव्यम् + एतत्; एतत्प्रवदन्ति = एतत् + प्रवदन्ति; राजन्मया = राजन् + मया.
FAQs
It highlights śravaṇa (listening) as essential: the learned insist the teaching is “to be listened to,” implying reverent hearing as a primary means of receiving Purāṇic wisdom.
They function as authoritative witnesses: the verse signals that this teaching is universally revered across major divine powers, strengthening its legitimacy and sacred status.
It serves as a closing or transitional statement: the speaker tells the king that the Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa has been fully proclaimed, marking completion of the section’s exposition.