Shloka 11
The Rohiṇī–Candra Śayana Vow
Lunar Bed-Vow with Rohiṇī
नासा च नाथाय वरौषधीनामानंदबीजाय पुनर्भ्रुवौ च । नेत्रद्वयं पद्मनिभं तथेंदोरिंदीवरव्यासकराय शौरेः
nāsā ca nāthāya varauṣadhīnāmānaṃdabījāya punarbhruvau ca | netradvayaṃ padmanibhaṃ tatheṃdoriṃdīvaravyāsakarāya śaureḥ
ພຣະນາສາຂອງພຣະອົງເປັນນາຖແຫ່ງສະຫມຸນໄພຢາອັນປະເສີດ; ແລະຄິ້ວທັງສອງກໍເປັນເມັດພັນແຫ່ງອານັນດາ. ດວງຕາຄູ່ດຸຈດອກບົວ ກາຍເປັນພຣະຈັນ ແລະເປັນພຣະສາວຣິ (ພຣະວິສນຸ) ດ້ວຍ—ຜູ້ມີພຣະຫັດກວ້າງດຸຈບົວສີຄາມ.
Unspecified narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)
Concept: Creation is a web of correspondences: healing, bliss, and vision are divine endowments; recognizing their source cultivates gratitude and inner steadiness.
Application: Treat health and perception as sacred trusts: use medicine ethically, cultivate ‘lotus-vision’ (seeing purity amid turmoil), and anchor joy in devotion rather than stimulation.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A visionary scene where Chandra’s subtle form dissolves into a cosmic diagram: from the nose emanate fragrant medicinal herbs across the earth, while the eyebrows glow as a seed of bliss. Two lotus-like eyes open into a revelation of Śauri—Vishnu with broad blue-lotus hands—bestowing healing and clear sight.","primary_figures":["Śauri (Vishnu)","Chandra (as subtle presence)","personified medicinal herbs (auṣadhi-devīs)"],"setting":"A cosmic-lotus mandala hovering above an earthly herb-garden and forest; faint constellations and a moon-disc behind Vishnu.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sapphire blue","emerald green","moonstone white","turmeric gold","deep violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Vishnu as Śauri with broad blue-lotus hands, standing within a lotus mandala; from a stylized lunar face motif, streams of herbs and blossoms flow outward; heavy gold leaf for halos and mandala geometry, rich reds/greens, gem-studded ornaments, crisp iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined Vishnu with lotus eyes, set against a moonlit Himalayan-like herb meadow; delicate auṣadhi plants painted botanically; subtle cosmic aura around brows and eyes; cool blues and greens with fine brushwork and lyrical atmosphere.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Vishnu with bold outlines and characteristic eyes, holding lotus motifs; surrounding bands of medicinal plants in rhythmic patterns; moon-disc and cosmic arcs behind; natural pigment palette with strong gold/yellow accents.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central Vishnu figure framed by concentric floral rings of sacred herbs and lotuses; peacocks and cows at the border; deep blue background with gold and green detailing; intricate textile-like ornamentation emphasizing ‘lotus-eyed’ gaze."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft conch resonance","forest birds","rustling leaves","long pauses for contemplation"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वरौषधीनामानंदबीजाय = vara-auṣadhīnām + ānanda-bījāya; पुनर्भ्रुवौ = punar + bhruvau (र् + भ्); तथेंदोः = tathā + indoḥ (आ + इ → ए).
FAQs
It uses Purāṇic cosmology to describe how divine features become cosmic principles and deities—linking bodily attributes to the Moon, Viṣṇu (Śauri), and the life-giving power of medicinal herbs.
“Śauri” is a well-known epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa, commonly used in Purāṇic literature; the verse praises him with a poetic description of lotus-like (blue-lotus-wide) hands.
Though set in a creation-themed section, it carries a Vaishnava devotional coloring by explicitly highlighting Śauri (Viṣṇu) among the cosmic manifestations.