Shloka 131
Puṣkara Sacrifice: Gāyatrī’s Marriage, Sāvitrī’s Wrath, Rudra’s Test, and the Tīrtha-Māhātmya
कालहीनं न कर्तव्यं कृतं न फलदं यतः । वेदेष्वेवमधीकारो दृष्टः सर्वैर्मनीषिभिः
kālahīnaṃ na kartavyaṃ kṛtaṃ na phaladaṃ yataḥ | vedeṣvevamadhīkāro dṛṣṭaḥ sarvairmanīṣibhiḥ
Chớ cử hành nghi lễ vào thời điểm không hợp, vì việc làm trái mùa chẳng sinh quả. Quy tắc về tư cách và thời điểm như vậy được thấy ngay trong các Veda, như hết thảy bậc hiền trí đều công nhận.
Unspecified (narrative instruction within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)
Concept: Kāla-śuddhi: rites performed at improper times become niṣphala (fruitless).
Application: Keep commitments and spiritual practices on their proper schedule; align worship, vows, and life-decisions with appropriate timing and preparedness.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A calm, instructive tableau: a senior sage-like Brahmin gestures toward a celestial clock of tithis and nakṣatras hovering above a sacrificial altar. The scene conveys that time itself is a sacred law—when the rite slips out of season, the offering’s radiance dims and falls like ash.","primary_figures":["Senior Brahmin teacher","Younger ritual students","Personified Kāla (subtle, symbolic)"],"setting":"quiet yajña-śālā with a side area for instruction, palm-leaf manuscripts, and a small altar flame","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["pale sandalwood","sunrise gold","ash white","sage green","ink black"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a didactic scene with a venerable Brahmin pointing to a gilded circular tithi-wheel above a small altar; gold leaf highlights on the time-wheel and halos, rich maroon backdrop, ornate borders, manuscripts and ritual implements rendered with jewel-like detail.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: an intimate teaching moment under a canopy near an altar, delicate faces and soft shading; a translucent celestial calendar disc in the sky, cool blues and gentle greens, fine textile patterns and minimalistic smoke lines.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized teacher and students with bold outlines, a symbolic Kāla-chakra above, flat fields of ochre and red; the altar flame simplified into layered motifs, temple-wall composition with decorative margins.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a central tithi-wheel surrounded by lotus medallions, priests seated symmetrically, intricate floral borders; deep indigo ground with gold and white linework, the altar as a small bright focal point."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft bell","steady fire crackle","page rustle of manuscripts","distant birds","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: vedeṣvevamadhīkāro = vedeṣu + evam + adhīkāraḥ; sarvairmanīṣibhiḥ = sarvaiḥ + manīṣibhiḥ.
FAQs
It teaches kāla-niyama: actions—especially rites—must be performed at the proper time; otherwise they fail to produce the intended spiritual or ritual result.
It grounds the instruction in Vedic precedent, stating that the rule of proper eligibility/timing (adhīkāra) is already observed in the Vedas and affirmed by learned authorities.
Even outside formal rites, it implies discernment and appropriateness: right action includes right context and right timing; otherwise effort may become ineffective.