Shloka 150
Means to Slay Tāraka: Girijā’s Birth, Kāma’s Burning, and Umā’s Austerities
संसारस्य हि नोत्पत्तिः सर्वे स्युर्यदि निर्गृहाः । कर्त्रा तु शास्त्रेषु सदा सुतलाभः प्रशंसितः
saṃsārasya hi notpattiḥ sarve syuryadi nirgṛhāḥ | kartrā tu śāstreṣu sadā sutalābhaḥ praśaṃsitaḥ
എല്ലാവരും ഗൃഹസ്ഥാശ്രമമില്ലാതെ ആയിരുന്നാൽ ലോകസംസാരത്തിന്റെ തുടർച്ച തന്നെ ഉണ്ടാകില്ല. അതുകൊണ്ട് സൃഷ്ടികർത്താവ് ശാസ്ത്രങ്ങളിൽ സദാ സന്താനലാഭത്തെ പ്രശംസിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; exact dialogue pair not provided in the input)
Concept: Gṛhastha life and progeny are praised as sustaining saṃsāra’s continuity and enabling dharmic society.
Application: Honor household responsibilities; treat family life as a field for dharma—ethical livelihood, hospitality, charity, and raising children with saṃskāra.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cosmic tableau where Brahmā, seated on a lotus emerging from Viṣṇu’s navel, gestures toward a harmonious village: a householder couple performs agnihotra while children receive blessings from elders. The scene subtly shows the chain from divine creation to human continuity—lotus, fire, and family forming one sacred circuit.","primary_figures":["Viṣṇu (Anantaśāyī)","Brahmā (on lotus)","gṛhastha couple","children","elderly ancestors (subtle, blessing posture)"],"setting":"Mythic-cosmic foreground (Kṣīroda/Ananta) blending into an earthly āśrama-village with a yajña-kuṇḍa and tulasī-vṛndāvana near the doorway.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sapphire blue","lotus pink","gold leaf","smoke gray","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Viṣṇu reclining on Ananta with Brahmā on the lotus, below them a gṛhastha couple at a yajña-kuṇḍa with children, heavy gold leaf halos, rich crimson and emerald textiles, gem-studded ornaments, ornate arch framing, South Indian iconographic precision, luminous devotional symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical scene of an āśrama-home at dawn, delicate brushwork showing a couple tending sacred fire and children learning, distant riverbank and soft hills, cool pastel sky, refined faces, subtle divine presence of lotus and Brahmā above like a vision.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, natural pigment palette, Viṣṇu-Ananta and Brahmā-lotus above, below a household yajña with stylized flames and patterned garments, large expressive eyes, temple-wall composition with rhythmic borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central lotus motif linking Viṣṇu’s navel-lotus to a domestic tulasī-vṛndāvana, ornate floral borders, peacocks near the courtyard, deep indigo background with gold detailing, devotional domesticity as sacred theater."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","soft conch shell","crackling sacred fire","morning birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नोत्पत्तिः = न उत्पत्तिः; स्युर्यदि = स्युः यदि.
FAQs
It frames household life as socially and cosmically sustaining: without households and family life, the continuity of society (saṃsāra) would not proceed, so śāstra commends progeny within dharma.
No. It emphasizes the necessity of householders for worldly continuity; it does not deny the value of renunciation, but highlights that not everyone can be without a home if society is to continue.
To honor one’s role and duties responsibly: for householders, sustaining family and society through righteous living—including the responsible raising of children—is presented as a praiseworthy dharmic aim.