Shloka 112
Cosmic Time, Cycles of Creation and Dissolution, and the Varāha Uplift of Earth
बृहत्साम तथोक्थं च दक्षिणादसृजन्मुखात् । सामानि जगतीच्छन्दः स्तोमं सप्तदशं तथा
bṛhatsāma tathokthaṃ ca dakṣiṇādasṛjanmukhāt | sāmāni jagatīcchandaḥ stomaṃ saptadaśaṃ tathā
Aus seinem südlichen Mund ließ er den Bṛhat‑Sāman und das Uktha hervorgehen; die Sāman‑Gesänge, das Jagatī‑Metrum und ebenso den siebzehnfachen Stoma.
Narrator describing Brahmā’s emanation of Vedic forms (contextual speaker varies by recension)
Concept: Vedic chant-forms (sāman) and meters arise with directional order; ritual music is a cosmic principle, not merely aesthetic.
Application: Bring rhythm and regularity to devotion—daily recitation, singing, or mantra-japa—so life gains ‘meter’ (chandas) and steadiness.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Brahmā turns slightly toward the southern quarter; from that mouth pour musical streams—Bṛhat-sāman and Uktha—visualized as flowing notes and mantra-syllables that settle into a patterned sky. The Jagatī meter appears as a long, graceful band of script, while the seventeenfold stoma forms a radiant rosette of repeating chant-cycles.","primary_figures":["Brahmā (four-faced)","personified Bṛhat-sāman","personified Uktha","Sāman chanters (udgātṛ)","Jagatī meter as script-band"],"setting":"Cosmic directional mandala with the southern quadrant emphasized; lotus throne at center, chant-waves radiating outward.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["deep maroon","antique gold","leaf green","smoke gray","pearl white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Brahmā on lotus with gold leaf, southern quadrant marked by ornate directional emblem; emanating Bṛhat-sāman and Uktha as gilded musical-scroll motifs; Jagatī script-band arcs across; seventeenfold stoma as a jeweled rosette pattern; rich reds/greens, heavy gold embossing, traditional iconography.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: gentle, lyrical depiction of Brahmā with subtle turn to the south; delicate musical ribbons float into a twilight sky; refined priests in small scale sing near a simple altar; cool palette with soft maroons and greens, fine brushwork.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, central Brahmā, southern direction highlighted with symbolic motif; chant-streams as patterned bands; stoma rosette as repetitive geometric ornament; red/yellow/green pigments, temple-wall composition.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central lotus with Brahmā, border filled with repeating sāman-note motifs and floral patterns; southern side emphasized by a denser decorative cluster; deep background with gold and white detailing, intricate textile symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft sāman-style singing","temple bells (light)","tanpura drone","gentle hand cymbals"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तथोक्थं = तथा + उक्थम्; दक्षिणादसृजन्मुखात् = दक्षिणात् + असृजत् + मुखात् (त् + अ → द; त् + म).
FAQs
The verse attributes the emanation of specific Vedic liturgical elements—Bṛhat-sāman, Uktha recitations, Sāman chants, the Jagatī metre, and a seventeenfold stoma-pattern—to Brahmā’s southern mouth, symbolizing ordered revelation of sacred sound.
Jagatī is a Vedic metrical form (chandas) used to structure hymns, while stoma refers to a formal chant/hymn arrangement in Soma-ritual contexts; ‘seventeenfold’ indicates a recognized numerical classification of such stoma-structures.
By presenting Vedic metres and chants as emanating from Brahmā, the text frames sacred speech (śabda) and ritual order as primordial features of creation—linking cosmology with the authority and structure of Vedic revelation.