Shloka 123
Karma, Non-Violence, Tīrtha & Gaṅgā Merit, Vaiṣṇava Protection, Śālagrāma Worship, and Ekādaśī as Deliverance
अग्निहोत्रं कृतं तेन दत्ता पृथ्वी ससागरा । येनार्चितो हरिश्चक्रे शालग्रामशिलोद्भवे
agnihotraṃ kṛtaṃ tena dattā pṛthvī sasāgarā | yenārcito hariścakre śālagrāmaśilodbhave
جس نے شالگرام شِلا سے ظاہر ہونے والے چکر روپ ہری کی پوجا کی، اسی نے ودھی کے مطابق اگنی ہوترا کیا، اور سمندروں سمیت زمین کا دان کیا—یہ سب پُنّیہ اسی کے حصے میں آیا۔
Unspecified (narrative praise within the Svarga-khaṇḍa dialogue context)
Concept: Worship of Hari as Cakra in Śālagrāma is credited as fulfilling agnihotra and even mahādāna—devotion concentrates the fruits of vast ritual action.
Application: Channel resources into steady worship and charity without pride; let devotion unify ritual, giving, and ethical living rather than scattering effort into display.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee stands before a Śālagrāma stone from which a radiant golden chakra seems to hover, as if Hari’s discus itself has emerged. Around him, symbolic scenes appear like a haloed montage: a small agnihotra fire with ladles and offerings, and a grand mahādāna where the earth-and-ocean are represented by a globe and wave motifs being offered—yet all converge back into the single act of Śālagrāma worship.","primary_figures":["Devotee (yajamāna)","Śālagrāma-śilā","Hari as Cakra (Sudarśana)","Agni (symbolic)"],"setting":"Temple altar foreground with visionary ritual tableau in the background","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["molten gold","vermillion","basalt black","ocean blue","ivory"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Central Śālagrāma on lotus pedestal with an embossed gold-leaf Sudarśana chakra radiating outward; devotee offering arghya; background panels show agnihotra vedi and a grand dāna scene with symbolic earth-and-ocean motifs; rich reds/greens, gem-studded ornaments, ornate borders, strong devotional iconography.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: A refined devotee at a small shrine, with a luminous chakra hovering above the Śālagrāma; delicate narrative vignettes in the margins depict agnihotra and charitable giving; cool balanced palette, fine linework, gentle landscape hints, poetic composition.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Bold chakra mandala dominating the composition, Śālagrāma at center, devotee in profile offering; stylized agnihotra fire and dāna symbols arranged symmetrically; natural pigments, thick outlines, temple-wall grandeur, red-yellow-green with blue accents.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Large central Sudarśana chakra encircling a Śālagrāma on a lotus; surrounding border medallions depict agnihotra implements and dāna motifs (kalasha, cows, land, waves) as decorative icons; deep indigo cloth, gold highlights, intricate floral borders, lotus clusters and peacocks."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","temple bells","fire crackle","chanting chorus"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: येनार्चितो→येन अर्चितः; हरिश्चक्रे→हरिः चक्रे; शालग्रामशिलोद्भवे→शालग्राम-शिला-उद्भवे
FAQs
It highlights three major merits: Vedic duty (Agnihotra), supreme charity (donating the earth with oceans as an archetype of total giving), and Vaiṣṇava devotion (worship of Hari through Śālagrāma and Cakra symbolism).
Śālagrāma-śilā is revered as a natural aniconic manifestation of Viṣṇu, used for worship as an especially sacred, tradition-sanctioned form of Hari.
The verse presents an integrated ideal: disciplined daily duty (yajña), selfless generosity (dāna), and heartfelt devotion (bhakti) together form exemplary righteousness and spiritual excellence.