Shloka 107
Puṣkara Sacrifice: Gāyatrī’s Marriage, Sāvitrī’s Wrath, Rudra’s Test, and the Tīrtha-Māhātmya
स्वाहा चापि स्वधाऽऽयाता धूमोर्णा च वरानना । यक्षी तु राक्षसी चैव गौरी चैव महाधना
svāhā cāpi svadhā''yātā dhūmorṇā ca varānanā | yakṣī tu rākṣasī caiva gaurī caiva mahādhanā
又有娑婆诃与娑陀现身；并有杜摩尔那与容颜姣好的婆罗阿难那；亦有夜叉女与罗刹女；还有高丽，富饶无比。
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Concept: Dharma is upheld through right offering—Svāhā for the devas and Svadhā for the pitṛs—integrating cosmic reciprocity into sacred space.
Application: Maintain balance: gratitude to ancestors (remembrance, charity) and reverence to the divine (worship, self-discipline); let offerings be sincere and non-performative.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: temple
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Within the temple’s ritual hall, Svāhā appears as a radiant figure rising from a stylized sacrificial flame, while Svadhā stands serene with a vessel of water and sesame, evoking ancestral offerings. Around them, Dhūmorṇā and Varānanā add an aura of mystery, while Yakṣī and Rākṣasī stand as liminal guardians—wild yet restrained—under the overarching auspicious gaze of Gaurī.","primary_figures":["Svāhā","Svadhā","Dhūmorṇā","Varānanā","Yakṣī","Rākṣasī","Gaurī"],"setting":"Temple yajña-śālā adjoining the sanctum; a small homa-kuṇḍa, incense smoke, offering trays with flowers, sesame, and ghee; guardian figures near pillars.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["flame orange","ash gray","ghee gold","forest green","midnight blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Svāhā emerging from a gold-leafed flame above a homa-kuṇḍa, Svadhā holding a kalasha and sesame; Dhūmorṇā with smoky aura, Varānanā with gentle face; Yakṣī and Rākṣasī as stylized guardians at the sides; thick gold leaf on flames, halos, and ornaments; rich reds/greens and temple arch framing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate ritual hall with delicate smoke curls; Svāhā as warm flame-toned figure, Svadhā in cool serene whites; liminal guardians rendered with restraint, more symbolic than fearsome; soft blues and greens, refined expressions, and a quiet sacred tension.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, homa fire central, Svāhā and Svadhā iconic; Yakṣī and Rākṣasī as protective threshold beings; strong red-yellow-green palette with black detailing, temple-wall aesthetic and ornamental borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: decorative border of flames and lotus vines; central homa scene with Svāhā and Svadhā; attendants arranged symmetrically; deep blue background with gold highlights, stylized smoke patterns, and intricate floral motifs."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["homa fire crackle","low mantra drone","temple bells (distant)","soft wind","silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चापि = च + अपि; स्वधाऽऽयाता = स्वधा + आयाता (अ + आ → आ); चैव = च + एव.
FAQs
Svāhā is associated with offerings into the sacrificial fire (the utterance made with oblations), while Svadhā is associated with offerings to the ancestors (pitṛs). Purāṇas often personify these as divine feminine powers.
Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa passages frequently catalogue classes of beings and personified powers that arise in creation—ranging from auspicious deities to liminal or fierce beings—showing the breadth of manifested existence.
It functions as a creation-catalog style verse, emphasizing multiplicity in manifestation—ritual powers (Svāhā/Svadhā), named feminine figures, and spirit-classes—within the encyclopedic cosmology typical of the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa.