Shloka 80
Yayāti’s Summons to Heaven and the Teaching on Old Age, the Five-Element Body, and Self–Body Discernment
ग्रीवा पृष्ठं कटिं पायुं सर्वास्वेव तु संधिषु । आरुध्य तिष्ठते वह्निः काये वह्निः प्रवर्तते
grīvā pṛṣṭhaṃ kaṭiṃ pāyuṃ sarvāsveva tu saṃdhiṣu | ārudhya tiṣṭhate vahniḥ kāye vahniḥ pravartate
وقد ارتقى النارُ إلى العنق والظهر والخصر والشرج، بل إلى جميع المفاصل، فاستقرّت هناك؛ وهكذا تنشط نارُ الجسد في سائر البدن.
Unspecified (contextual narrator within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa, Adhyaya 64)
Concept: Inner fire pervades the whole body, stationing itself in joints and vital regions; health is the right circulation and placement of this agni.
Application: Attend to posture, joint health, and digestion; recognize pain/inflammation as ‘agni’ misplacement; cultivate routines (movement, warmth, simple diet) that keep inner heat steady.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A symbolic human figure is shown with luminous points at the neck, spine, waist, pelvic base, and every joint, each glowing like tiny embers. A sage traces these points with a staff, explaining how agni ‘mounts’ and establishes itself, while the air shimmers with heat-lines like a living map of vitality.","primary_figures":["teaching sage (ṛṣi)","king or disciple listener","symbolic human figure (anatomical-allegorical)"],"setting":"A sanctified teaching hall in an āśrama; behind them a small sacred fire mirrors the inner fires; hanging garlands and manuscript stands emphasize scriptural authority.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["ember orange","radiant gold","charcoal black","pearl white","turquoise accent"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central translucent figure with gold-leaf ember points at joints, neck, spine, waist, pelvic base; sage and king flanking, with a homa fire below echoing the inner agni; heavy gold leaf, rich crimson and emerald textiles, ornate halos and jewelry, symmetrical temple-like framing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined allegory with delicate stippling; ember points rendered as tiny saffron dots along joints; sage in white-brown robes gestures gently; cool background with pale sky and stylized trees, subtle heat-haze effects.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; joint-embers as circular red-yellow motifs; sage and listener in traditional mural proportions; flat fields of color, temple-wall composition, strong rhythmic repetition of ember points across the body.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: decorative body-map framed by lotus and vine borders; inner agni points as small golden lamps; conch and discus motifs in corners; deep indigo ground with intricate floral filigree and gold highlights, devotional-symbolic rather than medical."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["steady tanpura","soft fire crackle","long pauses","distant wind through leaves"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्वास्वेव = सर्वासु + एव; अन्यत्र स्पष्टपदविभागः।
FAQs
It describes an inner fire or heat-principle that becomes established across key bodily regions and joints, thereby activating physiological function throughout the body.
The verse uses these locations as a mapped set of bodily stations—major structural regions and articulations—indicating that inner heat pervades and operates through the whole embodied system.
Its language is primarily physiological and subtle-body oriented, aligning more with embodied discipline themes (inner heat/agni, bodily functioning) than with a purely ritual or devotional instruction.