Shloka 45
Description of the Worship of the Planets
पुराणस्यादिभूतं च नवधा सृष्टि पौष्करम् । द्विजेभ्यः श्रावयेद्विद्वान्यश्च वै शृणुयात्पठेत् । कल्पकोटिशतं साग्रं ब्रह्मलोके स मोदते
purāṇasyādibhūtaṃ ca navadhā sṛṣṭi pauṣkaram | dvijebhyaḥ śrāvayedvidvānyaśca vai śṛṇuyātpaṭhet | kalpakoṭiśataṃ sāgraṃ brahmaloke sa modate
یہ پُشکر سے متعلق نو گونہ سृष्टि کا بیان، جو پوران کی بنیاد ہے۔ جو عالم اسے دْوِجوں کو سنا دے، اور جو کوئی اسے سنے یا پڑھ لے، وہ پورے ایک سو کروڑ کلپ تک برہملوک میں مسرّت پاتا ہے۔
Unknown (context not provided; likely within a Purāṇic narrator-disciple dialogue such as Pulastya → Bhīṣma)
Concept: Reciting, hearing, or reading the foundational ninefold creation account—especially in a learned, dvija-oriented transmission—yields immense merit culminating in prolonged joy in Brahma-loka.
Application: Support sacred learning communities: sponsor recitations, read aloud in family settings, and listen attentively—treating knowledge-sharing (śrāvaṇa) as yajña.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"On the banks of Puṣkara Lake, a learned brāhmaṇa recites from a palm-leaf manuscript to an attentive circle of twice-born listeners, while the ninefold creation unfolds above them as a mandala of worlds, elements, and beings. In the sky, Brahma-loka appears like a radiant lotus-city, hinting at the promised reward of kalpa-koṭi-long rejoicing.","primary_figures":["Learned reciter (vidvān)","Dvija listeners","Brahmā (visionary presence)","Personified cosmic elements (subtle, optional)"],"setting":"Puṣkara tīrtha: ghāṭa steps, calm sacred lake, distant Brahmā temple silhouette, banyan and lotus-filled water; above, a cosmological diagram-like vision.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["turquoise water","sunlit gold","lotus pink","saffron","smoky violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Puṣkara ghāṭa with a central brāhmaṇa reciter holding a manuscript, surrounded by seated dvijas; above them a gold-leaf cosmic lotus showing layered worlds and a jeweled Brahma-loka city; ornate borders with lotus and swan motifs, heavy gold embossing on halos and architecture.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical lakeside scene at Puṣkara with delicate ripples and lotuses; a small satsang circle listens to recitation; in the upper sky a soft, diagrammatic ninefold creation mandala and a pale-gold Brahma-loka; refined faces, gentle hills, cool blues with warm saffron accents.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized Puṣkara lake with lotus clusters; bold-outlined reciter and listeners in formal seated poses; above, a symmetrical cosmology-lotus with Brahma-loka at the top; earthy reds, yellows, greens with black outlines, temple-wall compositional symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Puṣkara lake rendered as a lotus field; central satsang at the bottom; upper field filled with concentric lotus medallions representing ninefold creation; ornate floral borders, swans and peacocks, deep indigo background with gold and pink highlights."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["flowing water","birds at the lake","hand cymbals (tāla)","conch shell at intervals"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पुराणस्यादिभूतम् = पुराणस्य + आदिभूतम्; श्रावयेद्विद्वान् = श्रावयेत् + विद्वान्; विद्वान्यः = विद्वान् + यः; शृणुयात्पठेत् = शृणुयात् + पठेत्.
FAQs
It refers to a traditional Purāṇic classification of creation into nine modes or stages. This verse highlights that the Puṣkara narration of that scheme is treated as a foundational teaching within the Purāṇa.
All three: a learned person is praised for reciting it to the twice-born (śrāvayet), while merit is also promised to one who listens (śṛṇuyāt) or reads/recites (paṭhet).
The verse states a phalaśruti (benefit statement): delight in Brahmaloka (the world of Brahmā) for an immense duration described as “a full hundred crores of kalpas.”