Shloka 193
Cosmic Time, Cycles of Creation and Dissolution, and the Varāha Uplift of Earth
तयोर्जज्ञेथ वै माया मृत्युं भूतापहारिणम् । वेदनायास्ततश्चापि दुःखं जज्ञेथ रौरवात्
tayorjajñetha vai māyā mṛtyuṃ bhūtāpahāriṇam | vedanāyāstataścāpi duḥkhaṃ jajñetha rauravāt
Aus jenen beiden wurden wahrlich Māyā und der Tod geboren, der die Wesen hinwegrafft. Und aus Vedanā, dem Schmerz, entstand wiederum Duḥkha, das Leiden, hervorgegangen aus Raurava.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa cosmological genealogy context)
Concept: From the matrix of deception/dualism arise Māyā and Mṛtyu (death, the taker of beings); from Vedanā (pain) arises Duḥkha (sorrow), linked to Raurava. The verse compresses the human condition: illusion → mortality → suffering, urging a search for liberation beyond māyā.
Application: Use mortality as a daily compass: reduce deceit, simplify dualistic cravings, and invest time in japa, satya, and compassionate service. When sorrow arises, treat it as a signal to re-center on the eternal rather than intensify worldly grasping.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A somber cosmic procession: Māyā is born as a shimmering veil of light that seduces the gaze, while Mṛtyu emerges behind her as a dark, dignified figure carrying a noose, gently drawing tiny luminous beings away like extinguished lamps. From Vedanā rises Duḥkha as a rain-cloud figure dripping tears into a pit labeled Raurava, where distant flames flicker—more symbolic than graphic, emphasizing existential gravity.","primary_figures":["Personified Māyā","Personified Mṛtyu (Death)","Personified Vedanā (Pain)","Personified Duḥkha (Sorrow)","Symbolic beings (jīvas)"],"setting":"Cosmic twilight landscape with a veil-like aurora (māyā), a path of fading lamps (life), and a distant chasm of Raurava with stylized flames; lotus motifs appear wilted near Vedanā and revived near the horizon to hint at possible liberation.","lighting_mood":"twilight gloom","color_palette":["deep indigo","pale silver","ember orange","dusky purple","charcoal black"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Māyā as a luminous swirling aura with gold leaf filigree; Mṛtyu as a solemn figure with a dark robe and gold-edged noose, drawing small lamp-like jīvas; Vedanā and Duḥkha as personified figures with tear motifs; distant stylized Raurava flames; heavy gold leaf borders and halos, rich indigo background, dramatic contrast with ember-orange accents.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: poetic twilight scene with delicate mist; Māyā as a translucent veil over a garden path; Mṛtyu as a calm, shadowed figure—more philosophical than terrifying; Duḥkha as a rain-cloud person; small lamps fading along a riverless path; cool palette with subtle ember highlights, refined facial expressions conveying compassion and inevitability.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; Māyā as patterned spiral halo, Mṛtyu with stylized noose and large eyes; Vedanā and Duḥkha in expressive poses; Raurava as a symbolic flame-bordered pit; red-yellow-green pigments over dark fields, temple-wall ornamental borders emphasizing cosmic law.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic composition—rows of small lamps (jīvas) dimming under a swirling Māyā pattern; Mṛtyu as a dark attendant figure at the edge; Duḥkha as monsoon cloud motif; border of lotuses transitioning from wilted to blooming to suggest the possibility of bhakti-based release; deep blue cloth with gold and silver detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","low bell (occasional)","soft wind","long silence after 'mṛtyum'"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तयोर्जज्ञेथ = तयोः + जज्ञेथ; वेदनायास्ततश्चापि = वेदनायाः + ततः + च + अपि.
FAQs
It frames suffering as part of a Purāṇic causal chain: delusion (Māyā) and death (Mṛtyu) arise in creation, and pain (Vedanā) gives rise to sorrow (Duḥkha), highlighting how bondage and suffering are generated within cosmic order.
It portrays Death as the force that “takes away” embodied beings—i.e., removes them from life—emphasizing mortality as an active principle within creation rather than a mere event.
Raurava is a named hell/torment-state in Purāṇic literature. Its mention functions as a source or condition associated with intense suffering, reinforcing the idea that certain karmic states lead to pain and sorrow.