Shloka 114
The Jyeṣṭha Full-Moon Vow, the Birth of the Maruts, and the Outline of Secondary Creation
Manvantaras
स्वेस्वेन्तरे सर्वमिदं समुत्पाद्य चराचरं । कल्पक्षये निवृत्ते तु मुच्यंते ब्रह्मणा सह
svesventare sarvamidaṃ samutpādya carācaraṃ | kalpakṣaye nivṛtte tu mucyaṃte brahmaṇā saha
In jedem ihrer eigenen Zeitläufe, nachdem sie all dies hervorgebracht haben—das Bewegliche und das Unbewegliche—werden sie, wenn am Ende eines Kalpa die Auflösung eintritt, zusammen mit Brahmā befreit.
Narrator (contextual speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)
Concept: All created beings arise within cycles and are released at dissolution; liberation is tied to the cosmic return beyond manifested names and forms.
Application: Practice non-attachment and steady devotion; remember that roles, achievements, and even worlds are temporary—seek the imperishable.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vast panorama of pralaya: oceans rise and swallow continents, stars dim, and the moving and unmoving dissolve into a luminous stillness. At the center, Brahmā and the Manus appear as small, calm figures being drawn into a radiant, formless expanse—suggesting release rather than destruction.","primary_figures":["Brahmā","Manus (collective)","Purāṇic cosmic forces (pralaya waters)"],"setting":"Cosmic dissolution scene—flooded worlds, fading constellations, and a central field of pure light.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["midnight blue","ashen violet","silver gray","pale gold","sea green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dramatic pralaya waters with stylized waves; a central gold-leaf aura representing the unmanifest; Brahmā with subdued ornaments moving toward the aura; embossed halos and ornate borders contrasting the dissolving world; rich blues with gold highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: poetic dissolution—soft washes of blue-gray water, minimal figures of Brahmā and Manus, delicate fading stars; emphasis on quiet surrender and spaciousness, refined linework and gentle gradients.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold wave patterns, flattened cosmic elements; central circular light-disc; Brahmā and attendant figures outlined strongly; earthy pigments with dominant blues and whites, temple-wall symmetry even in dissolution.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a large central luminous mandala (unmanifest) surrounded by stylized wave and lotus motifs; borders filled with conch/discus patterns; deep indigo cloth with gold and silver detailing, conveying dissolution as sacred return."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["low tanpura","distant thunder","oceanic roar fading into silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्वेस्वेन्तरे = स्वे + स्वे + अन्तरे (vowel sandhi: ए + अ → एऽ/ए; written as -ेन्-). सर्वमिदं = सर्वम् + इदम् (m + i sandhi).
FAQs
It presents a cyclical cosmology: beings (moving and unmoving) arise within recurring cycles, and at the end of a kalpa the manifested order ceases (pralaya), marking a transition described here as release.
The verse states “they are liberated along with Brahmā,” implying the beings associated with that cycle are released when the kalpa ends; the exact group is clearer in the surrounding verses, but the key point is liberation coinciding with cosmic dissolution.
It denotes the totality of manifested existence—sentient movers (animals, humans, gods) and stationary forms (plants, mountains, etc.)—highlighting that the entire created cosmos is encompassed within the cycle of creation and dissolution.