Shloka 10
The Greatness of Śukla Tīrtha: Bathing, Fasting, Charity, and Śiva Worship
मन्वत्रि याज्ञवल्क्याश्च काश्यपश्चैव अंगिराः । यमापस्तंब संवर्ताः कात्यायनबृहस्पती
manvatri yājñavalkyāśca kāśyapaścaiva aṃgirāḥ | yamāpastaṃba saṃvartāḥ kātyāyanabṛhaspatī
منو، اتری، یاج्ञولکیا، کاشیپ اور انگِرا؛ نیز یم، آپستَمب، سَموَرت، کاتْیایَن اور برہسپتی—یہ سب نام یہاں بیان کیے گئے ہیں۔
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (requires surrounding verses to confirm the dialogue frame, e.g., Pulastya–Bhīṣma).
Concept: Dharma and tīrtha practice stand on a continuum of remembered sages and lawgivers; tradition is a living chain, not a private invention.
Application: When adopting spiritual practices, consult reliable sources and teachers; honor the lineage of wisdom rather than improvising core disciplines.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A grand council of sages is evoked like a living garland of names—each ṛṣi seated in a distinct posture with his emblem: Manu with a law-tablet, Yājñavalkya with a luminous manuscript, Bṛhaspati with a golden staff. The scene feels like a timeless library-hall where dharma itself takes human form through its transmitters.","primary_figures":["Manu","Atri","Yājñavalkya","Kāśyapa","Aṅgiras","Yama","Āpastamba","Saṁvarta","Kātyāyana","Bṛhaspati"],"setting":"A celestial sabhā that resembles an āśrama-library: palm-leaf manuscripts, ritual fires, and a central mandala indicating dharma and tīrtha routes.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["parchment beige","sandalwood tan","vermillion","emerald green","celestial gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a symmetrical sage-assembly in a jeweled hall; each ṛṣi with distinct crown/halo and attributes (kamaṇḍalu, daṇḍa, grantha); gold leaf background, rich maroons and greens, ornate borders with manuscript and lotus motifs, central dharma-chakra medallion.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate council under a flowering tree; sages in soft shawls, delicate faces, manuscripts and waterpots; cool palette with gentle gold accents, refined linework, a quiet scholarly atmosphere.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: tiered rows of sages with bold outlines and stylized eyes; warm pigments; central fire altar; decorative bands of script-like motifs to suggest śāstra lineage.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: sage-assembly framed by lotus and creeper borders; repeating manuscript and kalasha motifs; deep indigo ground with gold highlights; peacocks and cows on the margins as auspicious witnesses to dharma."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft drone (tanpura)","page-like rustle of palm leaves","fire crackle","low temple bell","measured chanting cadence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: याज्ञवल्क्याश्च → याज्ञवल्क्याः + च; काश्यपश्चैव → काश्यपः + च + एव; यमापस्तंब → यम + आपस्तम्ब; कात्यायनबृहस्पती → कात्यायन + बृहस्पती
FAQs
The verse functions as an enumeration of revered authorities associated with dharma—law, ethics, and right conduct—spanning primordial progenitors (e.g., Manu), seers (ṛṣis), and renowned dharma/Smṛti lineages (e.g., Yājñavalkya, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana).
In isolation it reads primarily as a catalogue (nāma-saṅgraha). The doctrinal point—why these authorities are invoked—typically becomes clear from the surrounding passage (often about dharma, ritual, or authoritative tradition).
A common Purāṇic implication is that ethical life is grounded in recognized tradition: one should align conduct with established dharma as taught by respected sages and lawgivers, rather than acting solely from impulse or personal preference.