Shloka 44
Adhyaya 45 — Jaimini’s Cosmological Questions and the Opening of Markandeya’s Account of Primary Creation
सम्भवन्ति ततो ह्यापश्चासन् वै ता रसात्मिकाः ।
रसमात्रन्तु ता ह्यापो रूपमात्रं समावृणोत् ॥
sambhavanti tato hy āpaś cāsan vai tā rasātmikāḥ | rasamātraṃ tu tā hy āpo rūpamātraṃ samāvṛṇot ||
Dari itu sungguh lahir āpas (air), yang berhakikat rasa. Dan air itu pun, karena memiliki sifat rasa, menyelubungi rupa dari segala sisi.
{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }
FAQs
The element ‘water’ is tied to taste and cohesion; it suggests that craving (rasa) binds and ‘covers’ clarity (rūpa). Ethical restraint around sensuality is implied as a means to preserve inner illumination.
Sarga: the production of the third gross element (water) from rasa-tanmātra within the primary creation sequence.
Water symbolizes emotional flow and attachment; ‘covering form’ can be read as how taste/desire overlays pure perception, a theme used in yogic psychology.