Shloka 19
Expansion of Creation through Dakṣa and Kaśyapa: Devas, Dānavas, Nāgas, Birds, and Cosmic Offices
लंबायां घोषनामानो नागवीथी तु जामिजा । पृथिवीतलसंभूतमरुंधत्यामजायत
laṃbāyāṃ ghoṣanāmāno nāgavīthī tu jāmijā | pṛthivītalasaṃbhūtamaruṃdhatyāmajāyata
Dalam Lambā lahirlah seorang putera bernama Ghoṣa; dan daripada Jāmī lahirlah Nāgavīthī. Daripada Arundhatī lahirlah seorang yang menampakkan diri di permukaan bumi.
Narratorial genealogical recitation (speaker not explicit in the provided verse excerpt)
Concept: Creation unfolds through ordered lineages; beings arise according to cosmic arrangement rather than randomness.
Application: Honor one’s responsibilities (svadharma) as part of a larger order; trace causes before judging effects.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cosmic genealogy scroll unfurls in midair like a ribbon of light, each name appearing as a lotus-bud that opens into a tiny figure. Below, the broad earth-surface glows as if newly formed, receiving the next-born being with calm inevitability.","primary_figures":["Viṣṇu (as unseen sustaining presence)","Brahmā (as distant scribe-like creator)","Personified Earth (Bhū-devī)","Ghoṣa","Nāgavīthī","Arundhatī"],"setting":"A liminal creation-space: starry void above, newly solidified earth-plane below, with lotus motifs linking realms.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["lotus pink","sapphire blue","soft gold","pearl white","earthy umber"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a central luminous lotus-scroll bearing the names Ghoṣa, Nāgavīthī, Arundhatī in stylized Devanagari-like ornament; Bhū-devī seated on a green-gold pedestal receiving a newborn figure; heavy gold leaf halos, rich crimson and emerald borders, gem-studded ornaments, South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate celestial parchment-scroll unfurling across a twilight sky; tiny refined figures emerging from lotus buds; Bhū-devī as a graceful woman in soft greens; lyrical naturalism with fine linework and cool blues, distant hills suggesting the earth-plane becoming habitable.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, flat yet vibrant pigments; Bhū-devī with large expressive eyes, lotus-scroll above her; stylized clouds and cosmic bands; dominant reds, yellows, greens with gold accents; temple-wall aesthetic of creation genealogy.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: an ornate lotus canopy with floral borders; the genealogy rendered as garlands of lotuses; Bhū-devī centered beneath, surrounded by peacocks and stylized vines; deep indigo background with gold detailing, Nathdwara-like decorative density."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft drone (tanpura)","temple bells (distant)","silence between names","conch shell (very faint)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: लंबायां (लम्बायाम्), घोषनामानो (घोषनामानः), पृथिवीतलसंभूतम् (पृथिवीतल + सम्भूतम्), अरुंधत्यामजायत (अरुन्धत्याम् + अजायत)
FAQs
It functions as a brief genealogical notice, listing births and lineal origins—typical of the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa’s encyclopedic mapping of early creation-era families and names.
Not directly. This specific śloka is primarily genealogical; its value is contextual—supporting the Purāṇic framework that situates later teachings within a remembered sacred lineage.
The phrase highlights a being’s earthly origin (as opposed to purely celestial birth), a common Purāṇic way of classifying lineages and their relation to the terrestrial realm in creation narratives.