Shloka 29
Exposition of the Duties of Ascetics
Saṃnyāsa-Dharma
कुर्य्यादहरहः स्नात्वा भिक्षार्थे नैव तेन हि । होममंत्रान्जपेन्नित्यं कालेकाले समाहितः
kuryyādaharahaḥ snātvā bhikṣārthe naiva tena hi | homamaṃtrānjapennityaṃ kālekāle samāhitaḥ
Mỗi ngày sau khi tắm gội, người ấy nên đi khất thực, nhưng chớ để tâm vướng bận vì việc ấy. Đúng các thời khắc thích hợp, với tâm chuyên nhất, người ấy luôn trì tụng các chân ngôn của lễ Homa.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Svarga-khaṇḍa 59; likely an instructing sage addressing a listener in the chapter’s dialogue frame).
Concept: Perform daily purification and alms-round without fixation; maintain timed mantra-recitation for homa with collected mind.
Application: Keep a steady routine (bathe, simplify needs, schedule spiritual practice); do necessary tasks without mental obsession; anchor the day with timed recitation.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A renunciate emerges from a cool bathing ghat at sunrise, water dripping from his matted hair, then walks calmly with an alms-bowl through a quiet village lane—eyes lowered, mind unhooked from outcomes. Later, he sits before a small fire altar, counting mantra on a rudrākṣa/tulasi-like mala (generic beads), the flames reflecting steady concentration.","primary_figures":["renunciate (yati/bhikṣu)","village householders (background silhouettes)"],"setting":"simple ghat or pond edge for snāna; village lane for bhikṣā; small homa space under a tree","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["cool river teal","sunlit gold","earth brown","ash white","saffron"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: triptych-like composition—left: sage at bathing steps; center: alms-round with bowl; right: seated before homa fire chanting mantras; gold leaf highlights on water ripples, fire flames, and halo; rich vermilion borders, ornate vessel detailing, South Indian devotional symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: gentle dawn at a pond with mist, ascetic walking along a narrow path with a small village in the distance; delicate brushwork, cool palette, refined expressions; final vignette of a tiny fire altar under a tree with thin smoke curling upward.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized ghat steps and fire altar; ascetic shown in three sequential poses across the panel; warm reds/yellows/greens, rhythmic decorative borders, temple-wall narrative flow.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central ascetic with alms-bowl framed by lotus borders; side motifs show snāna pot and homa fire as decorative icons; deep blue ground with gold floral filigree, peacocks and cows subtly in corners to suggest village life and auspiciousness."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["water dripping","morning birds","soft footsteps","crackling fire","faint bell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुर्य्यादहरहः → कुर्यात् + अहरहः; नैव → न + एव; होममंत्रान्जपेन् → होम-मन्त्रान् + जपेत्; कालेकाले → काले + काले.
FAQs
A disciplined daily routine: bathe, accept alms without fixation, and perform regular japa of homa-related mantras at the appointed times with mental concentration.
It cautions that sustenance is secondary; the primary focus should remain on spiritual practice—steadiness of mind and regular mantra-recitation.
Simplicity and non-attachment in livelihood, combined with punctual, focused spiritual observance (self-discipline and collectedness).