Shloka 110
The Birth of King Pṛthu: Vena’s Fall, the Sages’ Churning, and Earth’s Surrender
मया विना महाराज कथं धारयसे प्रजाः । अहं यदास्थिरा राजंस्तदा लोकाश्चराचराः
mayā vinā mahārāja kathaṃ dhārayase prajāḥ | ahaṃ yadāsthirā rājaṃstadā lokāścarācarāḥ
О великий царь, как ты сможешь поддерживать своих подданных без меня? Когда я становлюсь неустойчивой, о царь, тогда миры — движущиеся и неподвижные — приходят в смятение.
Uncertain from single-verse context (likely a personified principle addressing a king, e.g., Earth/Prithvī or Śrī/Lakṣmī speaking to the king).
Concept: Kingship and social order depend on the sustaining principle (Bhū/Śrī/śakti); when that support becomes unstable, the entire cosmos wavers.
Application: Governance and personal life require honoring the ‘support systems’—land, ecology, food sources, and social care; stability is maintained through restraint, protection, and gratitude.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Bhū-devī rises in luminous personified form from the ground before a startled yet reverent king, her body adorned with sprouting grains, mountains as ornaments, and oceans as a girdle. As she speaks, the horizon subtly tilts—trees lean, animals pause mid-step—showing the cosmos trembling when her steadiness falters.","primary_figures":["Bhū-devī (Earth goddess)","a great king (mahārāja)","attendant sages/counsellors"],"setting":"a royal terrace overlooking fields and distant mountains, with the earth itself opening into a divine epiphany","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["earth ochre","emerald green","ocean teal","cloud white","sunlit gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Bhū-devī emerging with a gold-leaf halo, richly ornamented, holding a sheaf of grain and a lotus, the king in regal attire offering añjali, stylized mountains and rivers as decorative motifs, heavy gold embellishment, deep reds/greens, gem-like detailing, South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical landscape with terraced fields, distant blue hills, Bhū-devī appearing gracefully with delicate jewelry, the king and ministers in fine textiles, subtle sense of the world ‘tilting’ through angled trees and drifting clouds, cool mountain palette and refined faces.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: monumental Bhū-devī with bold outlines and large expressive eyes, patterned earth-toned garments, the king in profile, rhythmic vegetal motifs (grains, vines) filling the background, temple-wall aesthetic with red/yellow/green pigments.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Bhū-devī framed by lotus borders and floral creepers, symmetrical composition with the king below, peacocks and cows paused in reverence, deep blue-green ground with gold highlights, intricate textile-like ornamentation suggesting the earth’s abundance."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["distant thunder","wind through trees","low temple drum","conch shell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यदास्थिरा = यदा अस्थिरा; राजंस्तदा = राजन् तदा; लोकाश्चराचराः = लोकाः चराचराः (चराचराः = चर-अचराः द्वन्द्व).
FAQs
It links good governance (sustaining the prajā) with a stabilizing principle that supports the world; when that support becomes unstable, the entire cosmos—moving and unmoving—suffers.
From the verse alone it is not explicit; it reads like a personified sustaining power (often interpreted in Purāṇic style as Earth/Prithvī, Śrī/Lakṣmī, or another cosmic support) addressing a king.
A ruler’s ability to protect and sustain people depends on upholding the foundational supports of dharma and stability; neglecting them produces widespread disorder.