Shloka 75
Yayāti’s Summons to Heaven and the Teaching on Old Age, the Five-Element Body, and Self–Body Discernment
कायमध्ये रसादग्निस्तद्वदेव प्रजायते । तत्र संचरते नित्यं कायं पुष्णाति भूपते
kāyamadhye rasādagnistadvadeva prajāyate | tatra saṃcarate nityaṃ kāyaṃ puṣṇāti bhūpate
शरीर के भीतर रस से अग्नि उसी प्रकार उत्पन्न होती है। वह वहाँ नित्य संचरित होकर शरीर का पोषण करती है, हे भूपते।
Unspecified narrator addressing a king (bhūpate); likely within a teacher-to-king dialogue context in Bhūmi-khaṇḍa
Concept: The body contains an inner fire arising from rasa that circulates and nourishes; sustaining this balance is part of righteous living and supports spiritual practice.
Application: Eat and live in ways that support stable digestion and energy; avoid extremes that disturb the ‘inner fire’ and thereby disturb mind and sadhana.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A translucent human form is shown in yogic cross-section, with a gentle flame glowing at the navel, streams of rasa flowing like golden rivers through subtle channels to nourish limbs. A rishi points to the vision while the king listens, the imagery blending Ayurveda-like symbolism with Purāṇic sanctity.","primary_figures":["a teaching rishi","a listening king (bhūpate)","symbolic inner Agni (Vaishvanara)"],"setting":"Hermitage teaching space with a painted cloth diagram, a small altar, and vessels of water and milk nearby","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["warm gold","copper","cream white","leaf green","deep maroon"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: rishi and king flanking a stylized human figure with an embossed gold-leaf flame at the navel; flowing gold lines representing rasa nourishing the body; ornate jewelry, rich maroons and greens, temple-arch framing, traditional South Indian aesthetics.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical diagrammatic scene—softly painted inner flame at the navel, delicate golden streams to limbs; rishi’s hand in teaching gesture, king attentive; cool background with trees and distant hills, refined faces and gentle shading.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines of a central figure with a bright navel-flame; rishi and king in symmetrical composition; strong red-yellow-green palette, decorative borders, temple-wall feel.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central navel-flame rendered as a lotus-lamp; rasa streams as floral vines; subtle Vishnu symbolism via a small chakra motif above the flame; deep blue background, gold highlights, intricate floral borders and lotuses."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft drone (tanpura)","distant temple bell","gentle wind through leaves","quiet breathing pauses"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: रसात् + अग्निः → रसादग्निः; अग्निः + तद्वत् → अग्निस्तद्वत्; तद्वत् + एव → तद्वदेव।
FAQs
It points to the internal, bodily “digestive/metabolic fire” that arises from nutritive essence (rasa) and enables transformation and nourishment.
Rasa is the vital sap or nutritive fluid/essence that sustains life; from it the body’s sustaining heat/energy (agni) is said to arise.
Since bodily nourishment depends on balanced internal agni and rasa, the implied lesson is moderation and care for health—supporting the body as a vehicle for dharma.