Shloka 46
Cosmic Time, Cycles of Creation and Dissolution, and the Varāha Uplift of Earth
पादेषु वेदास्तव यूपदंष्ट्रा दंतेषु यज्ञाः श्रुतयश्च वक्त्रे । हुताश जिह्वोसि तनूरुहाणि दर्भाः प्रभो यज्ञपुमांस्त्वमेव
pādeṣu vedāstava yūpadaṃṣṭrā daṃteṣu yajñāḥ śrutayaśca vaktre | hutāśa jihvosi tanūruhāṇi darbhāḥ prabho yajñapumāṃstvameva
നിന്റെ പാദങ്ങളിൽ വേദങ്ങൾ, നിന്റെ ദംഷ്ട്രകൾ യൂപസ്തംഭങ്ങൾ; നിന്റെ ദന്തങ്ങളിൽ യജ്ഞങ്ങൾ, നിന്റെ മുഖത്തിൽ ശ്രുതികൾ. നിന്റെ ജിഹ്വ ഹുതാശനമാണ്, നിന്റെ രോമങ്ങൾ ദർഭ; ഹേ പ്രഭോ, യജ്ഞപുരുഷൻ നീയേ.
Uncertain from single-verse context (likely a narrator/devotee praising the Yajña-Puruṣa form of Viṣṇu).
Concept: All yajña elements are grounded in the Lord’s being; ritual is meaningful when recognized as participation in Viṣṇu’s cosmic personhood.
Application: Transform daily actions into offerings (īśvara-arpana-buddhi); let discipline (like vrata/niyama) be animated by devotion rather than mere formality.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The Yajña-Puruṣa form of Viṣṇu appears as Varāha-like majesty fused with ritual symbolism: his feet inscribed with Vedic hymns, tusks shaped like yūpa-posts, and his tongue blazing as sacrificial fire. Around him, priests cast offerings into a fire-altar that mirrors his mouth, while darbha-grass patterns ripple across his body like sacred script.","primary_figures":["Viṣṇu as Yajña-Puruṣa","Ṛtviks (Vedic priests)","Attendant sages"],"setting":"A cosmic sacrificial ground where the altar, sky, and body of the Lord interpenetrate; yūpa-posts rise like pillars of light.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["flame orange","sandalwood beige","antique gold","smoke gray","peacock blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Yajña-Puruṣa Viṣṇu with gold leaf highlighting Vedic inscriptions on the feet and halo; tusks rendered as ornate yūpa-posts with carved bands; mouth/altar glowing with gem-like embers; priests in traditional attire offering ghee; rich reds and greens, heavy jewelry, symmetrical altar geometry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: A refined yajña scene with delicate flames and thin smoke curls; Viṣṇu’s body subtly patterned with darbha motifs; yūpa-post tusks stylized yet elegant; cool background with warm fire contrast, lyrical naturalism and fine brushwork.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Boldly outlined Viṣṇu-Yajña form with prominent eyes; tongue as stylized flame; darbha patterns as repeating green motifs; altar and priests arranged in a temple-wall narrative panel, saturated reds/yellows/greens with strong black contours.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Central deity framed by intricate floral borders; repeated darbha and lotus motifs; fire-altar depicted as a decorative mandala; deep blue ground with gold and orange highlights, dense ornamentation and textile-like patterning."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["Vedic chant undertone","crackling fire","wooden ladle taps","temple bells","conch shell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वेदाः+तव→वेदास्तव; श्रुतयः+च→श्रुतयश्च; जिह्वा+असि→जिह्वोसि; यज्ञपुमान्+त्वम्→यज्ञपुमांस्त्वम्; त्वम्+एव→त्वमेव.
FAQs
It identifies the Lord (as Yajña-Puruṣa) with every component of Vedic sacrifice—Vedas, Śruti, fire, posts, and darbha—teaching that worship and ritual ultimately culminate in the Divine.
Yes. The imagery matches the Yajña-Puruṣa concept, commonly associated with Viṣṇu as the cosmic embodiment of sacrifice, where ritual elements are mapped onto the Lord’s body.
It implies reverence and purity in action: if the sacrifice is the Lord’s own body, then ritual, duty, and offerings should be performed with devotion, restraint, and a sense of sacred responsibility.