Shloka 25
Yayāti’s Summons to Heaven and the Teaching on Old Age, the Five-Element Body, and Self–Body Discernment
भवादृशो हि भूर्लोके ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः । भवान्स्वर्गे स चैवास्ति भूतले भूतिवर्धनः
bhavādṛśo hi bhūrloke yayātirnahuṣātmajaḥ | bhavānsvarge sa caivāsti bhūtale bhūtivardhanaḥ
Auf Erden gibt es wahrlich einen wie dich: Yayāti, den Sohn des Nahuṣa. Du bist im Himmel, und er ist ebenso auf der Erde, ein Mehrer von Glück und Gedeihen.
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Concept: True greatness is comparable across realms: one may be ‘in heaven’ by merit, while another manifests the same excellence on earth through prosperity that nourishes society.
Application: Seek prosperity that increases others’ welfare—use resources to support learning, worship, and charity, making ‘earth’ reflect ‘heaven’.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A speaker offers a benedictory comparison: one figure shines amid Svarga’s jeweled clouds, while on earth Yayāti stands among fertile fields and well-fed cattle, prosperity blooming around him. The composition mirrors the two realms like a diptych, suggesting that dharma bridges worlds.","primary_figures":["Yayāti","a praised interlocutor (unnamed ‘bhavādṛśaḥ’)","celestial attendants"],"setting":"split-scene: Svarga with celestial architecture; Bhūtala with a prosperous kingdom—granaries, cows, and flowering groves","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["celestial silver","peacock blue","harvest gold","leaf green","terracotta"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: diptych composition—upper panel Svarga with a haloed noble figure amid jeweled pillars, lower panel Yayāti in royal attire blessing subjects, overflowing granaries and cows, gold leaf halos and borders, rich reds/greens, gem-studded ornaments, symmetrical icon-like framing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: two-register scene with delicate brushwork—soft cloud-banks and celestial pavilions above, pastoral prosperity below with detailed flora and cattle, refined faces, lyrical naturalism, gentle morning light and cool-warm balance.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stacked registers with bold outlines, stylized clouds for Svarga and patterned earth motifs below, strong red/yellow/green palette, ornamental borders, expressive eyes and temple-wall compositional clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: prosperity-on-earth scene framed by lotus and floral borders, cows arranged rhythmically, deep blue upper field for heaven with gold motifs, dense ornamentation and auspicious symbols indicating divine favor."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft bells","distant conch","birds in palace gardens","gentle wind"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भवादृशो = भवात् दृशः; भूर्लोके = भूः लोके; ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः = ययातिः नहुष-आत्मजः; भवान्स्वर्गे = भवान् स्वर्गे; चैवास्ति = च एव अस्ति.
FAQs
Yayāti is a famed royal figure in Itihāsa-Purāṇic tradition, identified here as the son of King Nahuṣa and praised as a prosperity-enhancing ruler on earth.
The comparison functions as high praise: the addressed person is portrayed as heaven-worthy, while Yayāti is presented as an exemplary earthly counterpart—both associated with greatness and the promotion of prosperity.
It implies an ideal of rulership or virtue where one’s presence increases the welfare, prosperity, and stability of the world—suggesting leadership measured by the flourishing of others.