Shloka 118
Cosmic Time, Cycles of Creation and Dissolution, and the Varāha Uplift of Earth
तेषां ये यानि कर्माणि प्राक्सृष्ट्यां प्रतिपेदिरे । तान्येव प्रतिपद्यंते सृज्यमानाः पुनः पुनः
teṣāṃ ye yāni karmāṇi prāksṛṣṭyāṃ pratipedire | tānyeva pratipadyaṃte sṛjyamānāḥ punaḥ punaḥ
Apa jua perbuatan (karma) yang mereka ambil dalam ciptaan terdahulu, perbuatan itulah juga yang mereka lakukan semula, tatkala mereka diciptakan berulang-ulang kali.
Unspecified (narratorial voice within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa creation discourse)
Concept: Karmic saṃskāras persist across cycles; beings resume prior tendencies and actions when recreated—ethical causality is continuous.
Application: Track recurring habits as ‘previous-creation’ patterns; use daily sādhana (nāma-japa, ekādaśī discipline, sattvic diet) to rewrite grooves rather than repeating them unconsciously.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A wheel of time (kāla-cakra) turns behind Brahmā’s lotus-seat; within its spokes, the same figures reappear in successive rings—repeating gestures, tools, and postures—signifying recurring karmic roles. Some beings carry faint ‘imprint’ patterns on their aura like stamped seals, showing how prior actions reassert themselves in each new creation.","primary_figures":["Brahmā","personified Kāla (time wheel)","repeating beings across rings (humans, devas, animals)"],"setting":"Cosmic space with a vast rotating mandala-wheel; lotus geometry and subtle script-like patterns representing saṃskāras.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["midnight blue","silver","pale gold","ink black","lotus magenta"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Brahmā on lotus before a grand kāla-cakra rendered with gold leaf; concentric rings show repeated scenes of the same beings performing the same actions, like mirrored panels; embossed gold for the wheel spokes, rich maroon and emerald accents, ornate frame with time motifs (hourglass, lotus, chakra).","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: elegant circular composition with a softly shaded time-wheel; repeated vignettes of the same character across rings (farmer, ascetic, warrior) to show karmic recurrence; cool nocturnal palette, delicate brushwork, refined faces, subtle calligraphic textures for saṃskāra imprints.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold circular kāla-cakra behind Brahmā; repeated figure-panels in each segment; strong outlines, flat pigments, rhythmic symmetry; dominant blues with yellow-red highlights, temple mural storytelling clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: large circular mandala with repeating narrative medallions around the border; central lotus with Brahmā; intricate floral and chakra borders, deep blue ground with gold and white detailing, patterned ‘imprint’ motifs on figures to symbolize saṃskāras."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft ticking/woodblock pulse (symbolic of time)","distant temple bell","silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्राक्सृष्ट्याम् = प्राक् + सृष्ट्याम्; तान्येव = तानि + एव; प्रतिपद्यंते (पाठभेद) = प्रतिपद्यन्ते (लट्, 3pl, आत्मनेपद); सृज्यमानाः = √सृज् + मान (कर्मणि वर्तमान कृदन्त)
FAQs
It teaches cyclical creation (recurrent worlds) and karmic continuity: beings tend to resume the same patterns of action formed in prior cycles.
The verse implies that latent impressions from earlier existence persist, causing beings—when re-created—to gravitate toward the same kinds of actions again.
Since actions can shape long-lasting tendencies, it encourages cultivating wholesome karma and disciplines now, rather than reinforcing harmful habits that may repeat.