Shloka 12
Expansion of Creation through Dakṣa and Kaśyapa: Devas, Dānavas, Nāgas, Birds, and Cosmic Offices
अन्वेष्टा दुःखमाप्नोति तेन तत्परिवर्जयेत् । ततस्तेष्वपि नष्टेषु षष्टिं कन्याः प्रजापतिः
anveṣṭā duḥkhamāpnoti tena tatparivarjayet | tatasteṣvapi naṣṭeṣu ṣaṣṭiṃ kanyāḥ prajāpatiḥ
Wer suchend umhergeht, erlangt Leid; darum soll man es meiden. Als dann auch sie zugrunde gegangen waren, brachte Prajāpati, der Herr der Geschöpfe, sechzig Jungfrauen hervor.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)
Concept: Restless searching driven by attachment yields sorrow; avoid futile pursuit and align desire with dharma—then creation can renew in a purer mode.
Application: Notice compulsive seeking (status, validation, control) and step back; choose purposeful inquiry guided by wisdom rather than anxiety.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A lone seeker wanders through a dim cosmic wilderness of dissolving forms, reaching for mirage-like lights that fade into sorrow. In the background, Prajāpati stands calm beside a lotus womb of creation, from which sixty radiant maidens emerge like sparks of renewed order.","primary_figures":["Seeker archetype (anveṣṭā)","Prajāpati","Sixty maidens (kanyāḥ)"],"setting":"A threshold between dissolution and re-creation: half the scene is shadowy void with crumbling silhouettes, half is a luminous lotus-birth pavilion.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["charcoal gray","smoky blue","lotus pink","sunlit gold","pale green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: split-scene composition—left side dark with a wandering figure, right side Prajāpati beside a golden lotus from which maidens arise; heavy gold leaf on the lotus and halos, rich reds/greens, ornate floral borders, jewel-like detailing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: poetic contrast of melancholy wanderer and serene Prajāpati; soft washes, delicate maidens emerging like petals, muted shadows transitioning into warm light, refined expressions conveying karuṇā and renewal.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined Prajāpati with stylized lotus, maidens in rhythmic arrangement; background shows a dark dissolving field; strong red/yellow/green pigments with deep blue-black for the sorrowful half.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central lotus bursting with many maiden-forms arranged symmetrically like petals; border of vines and small lamp motifs; left margin includes a small wandering figure motif; deep blue and gold with lotus pink highlights."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["low temple bell","soft wind","tanpura drone","brief silence after ‘duḥkham’"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दुःखमाप्नोति→दुःखम् + आप्नोति; ततस्तेष्वपि→ततः + तेषु + अपि
FAQs
It warns that obsessive searching or pursuit can lead to sorrow, advising restraint and avoidance of actions that generate distress.
Prajāpati is the progenitor deity or ‘lord of creatures,’ associated with generating beings and lineages in creation narratives.
It transitions from a moral observation to a creation motif, introducing Prajāpati producing sixty maidens as part of genealogical/creative expansion.