Shloka 14034
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, Puṣkara-Creation Imagery, Madhu–Kaiṭabha, and Early Genealogies
आवामर्थश्च कामश्च यज्ञस्सर्वपरिग्रहः । सुखं यत्र मदो यत्र यत्र श्रीः कीर्तिरेव च
āvāmarthaśca kāmaśca yajñassarvaparigrahaḥ | sukhaṃ yatra mado yatra yatra śrīḥ kīrtireva ca
ਅਸੀਂ ਹੀ ਅਰਥ ਅਤੇ ਕਾਮ ਹਾਂ; ਯਜ੍ਞ ਅਤੇ ਹਰ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਦਾ ਪਰਿਗ੍ਰਹ ਵੀ। ਜਿੱਥੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਹਾਂ, ਉੱਥੇ ਸੁਖ ਅਤੇ ਮਦ ਹੈ; ਜਿੱਥੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਹਾਂ, ਉੱਥੇ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਅਤੇ ਕੀਰਤੀ ਵੀ ਹੈ।
Unclear from the single-verse excerpt (context needed to identify the dialogue pair in Adhyaya 40).
Concept: Rajas-tamas can masquerade as artha, kāma, even yajña and social glory—binding beings through attractive rewards.
Application: Audit motivations: when ‘good deeds’ are driven by display, intoxication, or acquisition, convert them into niṣkāma offerings—charity quietly, worship without bargaining, service without self-advertisement.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Rajas and Tamas appear as charming, jewel-adorned twins offering a tray of glittering gifts—coins, garlands, sacrificial ladles, and scrolls of praise—while behind them a subtle shadow shows chains forming from the same ornaments. Śrī (as a radiant but ambiguous presence) hovers near, her lotus light reflecting in cups of intoxicating ‘mada’, as seekers reach out with longing.","primary_figures":["Rajas (personified)","Tamas (personified)","Śrī (as fortune personified)","householders and ritualists","a distant Viṣṇu silhouette as the true refuge (optional symbolic)"],"setting":"A grand ritual courtyard merging into a marketplace—altar fire on one side, heaps of goods and praise-singers on the other.","lighting_mood":"opulent lamp-lit glow with hidden shadows","color_palette":["lotus pink","molten gold","emerald green","royal purple","shadowy umber"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: lavish courtyard with yajña-kuṇḍa, gold leaf flames, and ornate offerings; Rajas and Tamas as richly dressed figures presenting artha-kāma and fame; Śrī with lotus and gold halo; subtle chain motifs in jewelry; heavy gold leaf, gem-studded ornaments, rich reds/greens, symmetrical deity-like composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined palace-courtyard scene blending ritual and worldly festivity; delicate faces, soft textiles; rajas as warm red aura, tamas as cool smoky undertone; Śrī with lotus; lyrical naturalism, cool shadows, fine detailing of ritual implements and garlands.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; stylized yajña fire, offerings, and figures; Śrī with lotus and large eyes; rajas/tamas as contrasting color fields (red vs deep blue); natural pigment palette, temple-wall aesthetic with decorative borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate floral borders and lotus motifs; central altar with patterned textiles; surrounding figures receiving garlands and coins; Śrī on lotus; deep blue background with gold and pink highlights; intricate repetitive motifs suggesting allure and entanglement."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["ritual fire crackle","anklet bells","soft mridangam","murmured mantras","distant marketplace hum"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अर्थश्च = अर्थः + च; कामश्च = कामः + च; यज्ञस्सर्वपरिग्रहः = यज्ञः + सर्वपरिग्रहः (visarga→s before s); कीर्तिरेव = कीर्तिः + एव.
FAQs
It links prosperity (artha) and desire (kāma) with ritual sacrifice (yajña) and worldly attainments, stating that happiness, exhilaration, fortune (śrī), and fame (kīrti) are found where these forces are present.
In Sanskrit, śrī commonly means prosperity/splendor and can also imply the goddess Lakṣmī. With only this verse, the safest reading is “fortune,” with a possible devotional implication of Lakṣmī depending on surrounding context.
It suggests that material well-being and social renown are connected to purposeful action and sacrificial duty (yajña), implying that prosperity is ideally grounded in dharmic effort rather than mere accumulation.