Shloka 124
Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account
बृहद्देव्यां स्वयं जज्ञे मन्दको नाम नामतः । सप्तमं देवकी पुत्रं रेमंतं सषुवे सुतम्
bṛhaddevyāṃ svayaṃ jajñe mandako nāma nāmataḥ | saptamaṃ devakī putraṃ remaṃtaṃ saṣuve sutam
બૃહદ્દેવીમાં સ્વયં ‘મન્દક’ નામે એક જન્મ્યો; અને દેવકીએ પોતાનો સાતમો પુત્ર ‘રેમંત’ને જન્મ આપ્યો।
Unspecified narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not stated in the provided excerpt)
Concept: Names and births in Purāṇic narration encode destiny and function; the cosmos is narrated as intelligible through ordered emergence and designation (nāma-rūpa).
Application: Treat naming—of children, projects, vows, and intentions—as sacred: choose and speak names with care, aligning words with dharma.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Bṛhaddevī is shown with a self-arising (svayaṃ-jāta) lotus-bud opening at her heart, from which the figure Mandaka emerges like a small radiant sage-child. Nearby, Devakī cradles her seventh son Remanta, while celestial scribes inscribe their names on palm-leaf scrolls floating in the air.","primary_figures":["Bṛhaddevī","Mandaka","Devakī","Remanta"],"setting":"Mythic maternal chamber in a celestial palace—lotus pillars, floating manuscripts, gentle cloud-banks beyond.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["soft gold","lotus pink","turquoise","ivory","deep maroon"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Bṛhaddevī seated on a lotus throne with a gold-leaf aura; Mandaka emerging from a lotus at her chest as ‘svayaṃ-jāta’; Devakī holding Remanta with ornate jewelry, thick gold borders, embossed floral patterns, rich reds and greens, temple-arch frame.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate maternal scene with delicate lines; Mandaka’s emergence symbolized by a blooming lotus; Devakī and infant Remanta in a quiet palace veranda; cool pastel palette, fine facial features, lyrical clouds and distant hills.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: strong outlines, flat pigments; Bṛhaddevī and Devakī with large eyes and stylized ornaments; lotus motif indicating self-birth; background filled with geometric floral bands in red/yellow/green.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central lotus medallion with Bṛhaddevī and Mandaka; side panel with Devakī and Remanta; dense lotus and creeper borders, deep blue ground with gold highlights, textile-like symmetry and devotional ornamentation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft mridangam (subtle)","temple bells (light)","silence between names"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सषुवे → सुषुवे (orthographic/phonetic normalization).
FAQs
It records births and names in a genealogical or mythic register—typical of the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa’s cataloging of origins and lineages.
Bṛhaddevī (a named figure/place in which the birth occurs), Mandaka (the one born), Devakī (the mother), and Remanta (her seventh son).
Not explicitly; it functions primarily as narrative genealogy. Any ethical or devotional takeaway would depend on the surrounding chapter context.