Shloka 76
Yayāti’s Summons to Heaven and the Teaching on Old Age, the Five-Element Body, and Self–Body Discernment
यावद्रसस्य चाधिक्यं तावज्जीवः प्रशांतिमान् । चरित्वा तादृशं वह्निः क्षुधारूपेण वर्तते
yāvadrasasya cādhikyaṃ tāvajjīvaḥ praśāṃtimān | caritvā tādṛśaṃ vahniḥ kṣudhārūpeṇa vartate
రసము అధికంగా ఉన్నంతవరకు జీవుడు ప్రశాంతంగా ఉంటాడు; ఆ స్థితి దాటిన తరువాత అదే అగ్ని క్షుధారూపంగా ప్రవర్తిస్తుంది.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa Adhyaya 64)
Concept: Equanimity depends on balance of nourishment; when rasa declines, the same inner fire manifests as hunger—showing how physiological lack can disturb peace and drive action.
Application: Notice how irritability and restlessness often track hunger or depletion; plan simple, sattvic nourishment especially during vrata so devotion remains calm rather than strained.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A calm figure sits in meditation with a full, luminous aura when rasa is abundant; beside it, the same figure appears slightly gaunt, with the navel-flame sharper and more restless, symbolizing hunger. The rishi explains this duality to the king, emphasizing balance rather than indulgence.","primary_figures":["a teaching rishi","a listening king","symbolic meditating figure (two-state depiction)"],"setting":"Quiet hermitage veranda with a view of fields and a simple kitchen hearth in the background","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["soft ochre","pale gold","smoke blue","earth brown","sage green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: diptych-like composition—left: serene meditating figure with smooth gold aura; right: intensified navel-flame and subtle tension lines; rishi and king at center pointing to the contrast; gold leaf halos, rich reds/greens, ornate borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: gentle narrative contrast with delicate shading—peaceful face versus slightly strained face; subtle flame at navel; rishi instructing king under a tree canopy; cool palette, refined expressions, lyrical naturalism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined two-panel figure showing calm and hunger; strong warm yellows and reds for the inner fire; rishi and king in teaching posture; decorative border motifs, temple-wall aesthetic.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic lotus-aura for calm state and flame-lotus for hunger state; floral borders; deep blue ground with gold highlights; small Vishnu chakra motif above to suggest dharmic regulation of bodily drives."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft wind","distant birds","low tanpura drone","occasional bell chime"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यावत् + रसस्य → यावद्रसस्य; च + आधिक्यम् → चाधिक्यम्; तावत् + जीवः → तावज्जीवः।
FAQs
Here ‘rasa’ is best read as the nourishing bodily essence—sap/juice that sustains the system. When it is plentiful, the body-mind stays settled; when it declines, hunger arises.
The verse frames hunger as the manifestation of inner digestive/metabolic fire: when nourishment is no longer in surplus, that fire appears as the felt need to eat.
A practical lesson is moderation and attentiveness to bodily signals: tranquility is linked to balanced nourishment, while hunger is a natural function of agni—neither to be indulged blindly nor ignored.