Shloka 18
The Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
आयुःप्रदो जगत्यस्मिन्ब्रह्मणा निर्मितः पुरा । प्राणोपानोव्यानौदानस्समानाह्वयस्तथा
āyuḥprado jagatyasminbrahmaṇā nirmitaḥ purā | prāṇopānovyānaudānassamānāhvayastathā
പുരാതനകാലത്ത് ബ്രഹ്മാവ് ഈ ലോകത്തിൽ ആയുസ്സ് നൽകുന്നവനെ സൃഷ്ടിച്ചു; കൂടാതെ പ്രാണൻ, അപാനൻ, വ്യാനൻ, ഉദാനൻ, സമാനൻ എന്ന പ്രാണവായുക്കളെയും ഉത്ഭവിപ്പിച്ചു।
Narrator (Purāṇic voice; explicit speaker not indicated in the provided excerpt)
Concept: Life and longevity are structured by divinely instituted prāṇic functions; recognizing this fosters reverence and disciplined living.
Application: Practice mindful breathing, moderation in food and sleep, and gratitude for vitality; use prāṇa to support japa, worship, and ethical steadiness.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Brahmā, seated on a lotus, gestures as luminous streams of breath—five colored currents—flow into a translucent human form, each settling into its domain like subtle winds. Around them, a quiet cosmos hums, suggesting that longevity is a crafted harmony of unseen forces.","primary_figures":["Brahmā","personified Prāṇa","personified Apāna","personified Vyāna","personified Udāna","personified Samāna"],"setting":"cosmic lotus-platform transitioning into an inner-body mandala with nāḍī-like patterns","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["pearl white","sunrise gold","sky blue","jade green","soft crimson"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Brahmā on lotus with gold leaf halo, creating five stylized vāyu-deities as colored ribbons entering a human silhouette; ornate borders, rich reds/greens, gem-studded crowns on personified prāṇas, symmetrical sacred geometry behind.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate depiction of Brahmā and a serene figure with subtle nāḍī patterns; five translucent breath-streams in pastel hues; refined linework, cool airy palette, gentle clouds and lotus pond motifs.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines of Brahmā and a frontal human form, five vāyus as distinct colored bands; strong reds/yellows/greens, temple-wall texture, decorative floral borders and stylized lotus medallions.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central lotus medallion with Brahmā, surrounding circular panels each showing one prāṇa as a small deity riding a wind-swirled cloud; intricate floral borders, deep blue ground with gold highlights, rhythmic patterning like breath cycles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft drone","silence","gentle bell","breath-like wind","distant water"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: जगत्यस्मिन्→जगति अस्मिन्; प्राणोपानोव्यानौदानस्समानाह्वयस्तथा→प्राण अपान व्यान उदानः समान आह्वयः तथा (समास/सन्धि-विग्रहः); आह्वयः = ‘called’ इत्यर्थे नामवाचकः।
FAQs
They are prāṇa, apāna, vyāna, udāna, and samāna—five functional aspects of life-breath described across Yoga and Vedānta traditions.
Brahmā is explicitly named as the creator (nirmitaḥ) of the giver of lifespan and the vital airs.
The verse frames life, longevity, and bodily vitality as part of cosmic creation—ordered principles established by Brahmā, aligning physiology with sacred cosmology.