Shloka 117
Durvasa’s Curse, the Churning of the Ocean, and Lakshmi’s Manifestation
Chapter 4
त्वत्तो यज्ञास्त्वजायंत त्वत्तो श्वाश्चैव दंतिनः । गावस्त्वत्तः समुद्भूताः त्वत्तो जातावयोमृगाः
tvatto yajñāstvajāyaṃta tvatto śvāścaiva daṃtinaḥ | gāvastvattaḥ samudbhūtāḥ tvatto jātāvayomṛgāḥ
നിനക്കിൽ നിന്നാണ് യജ്ഞകർമ്മങ്ങൾ ജനിച്ചത്; നിനക്കിൽ നിന്നുതന്നെ നായകളും ദന്തികളായ ആനകളും ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചു. നിനക്കിൽ നിന്നാണ് പശുക്കൾ ഉണ്ടായത്; നിനക്കിൽ നിന്നുതന്നെ ആടുകളും വന്യമൃഗങ്ങളും ജനിച്ചു.
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Concept: All categories—ritual acts and diverse creatures—originate from the Supreme, implying a unified sacred ground beneath apparent hierarchy and difference.
Application: Practice reverence toward life-forms and duties alike; reduce contempt and cultivate responsibility, seeing all beings as arising from the same divine source.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"From a central divine radiance, streams of life unfold like painted ribbons: cows stepping onto green earth, elephants emerging from mist, dogs appearing near human settlements, and wild beasts leaping from forest shadows. Above them, symbolic yajña-flames and ritual patterns hover, showing that dharma and nature arise together from one source.","primary_figures":["Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa (as emanation source)","Animals (cows, elephants, dogs, sheep, wild beasts)","Ritual personifications (yajña-flame/altar motifs)"],"setting":"A panoramic ‘first earth’ tableau: forest edge, pasture, and a small sacrificial ground blended into one mythic landscape under a cosmic sky.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["fresh leaf green","earth ochre","sunrise gold","storm-cloud gray","lotus pink"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Viṣṇu as radiant source above, with gold-leaf aura; below, a tiered landscape where cows, elephants, dogs, sheep, and wild beasts appear in orderly procession; small homa-kuṇḍa motif with embossed gold flames; rich reds/greens, ornate borders, jewel-like detailing on divine ornaments.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical landscape with rolling hills and forest glades; animals rendered with delicate realism; a soft luminous presence of Viṣṇu in the sky; cool greens and blues with warm sunrise accents, refined faces and gentle narrative flow.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized animals in rhythmic arrangement, bold outlines and flat color fields; Viṣṇu above with large expressive eyes; warm reds/yellows/greens, decorative vegetal borders, temple mural composition.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symmetrical pastoral-cosmic composition—central lotus medallion for the divine source, flanked by cows and elephants, with floral borders and small yajña motifs; deep blue and gold with intricate white lotus patterns, textile-like density and devotional ornamentation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["birds at dawn","distant cowbells","soft drum pulse","gentle wind"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: त्वत्तो/त्वत्तः = त्वद् (abl.sg) + तः; यज्ञास्त्वजायंत = यज्ञाः + त्वत् + अजायन्त; श्वाश्चैव = श्वाः + च + एव; गावस्त्वत्तः = गावः + त्वत्तः; समुद्भूताः = सम्+उद्+भू (PPP); जातावयोमृगाः = जात + अवयः + मृगाः (समास/सन्धि-समुच्चयः, बहुवचन-प्रथमा).
FAQs
It presents a creation motif where both sacred institutions (yajña) and living beings (domestic and wild animals) are said to originate from a single supreme source.
By stating that yajñas are ‘born’ from the same origin as creatures, the verse frames ritual order as part of cosmic order, not merely a human invention.
It implies reverence toward life—especially beings like cows that are culturally and ritually significant—since they are portrayed as emanations of the same sacred origin.