Shloka 14
Invocations, Definition and Authority of Purāṇa, Pulastya–Bhīṣma Frame, and the Creation–Dissolution Schema
दशधा जन्मसंचारो भृगुशापेन केशवे । सन्निवेशो युगादीनां सर्वाश्रमविभाजनम्
daśadhā janmasaṃcāro bhṛguśāpena keśave | sanniveśo yugādīnāṃ sarvāśramavibhājanam
భృగు శాపం వల్ల కేశవుని విషయమై జన్మసంచారం దశవిధముగా ప్రవహిస్తుంది; యుగాల విన్యాసము మరియు సమస్త ఆశ్రమాల విభజనమును కూడా వివరించారు।
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)
Concept: Cosmic time (yuga) and human life-stages (āśrama) are divinely ordered frameworks through which karma and dharma unfold, even when catalyzed by ṛṣi-śāpa episodes.
Application: Treat your current āśrama duties as a sacred container for devotion; align daily conduct with yuga-appropriate dharma (truthfulness, restraint, compassion) while remembering that divine providence can turn even conflict into order.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vast cosmic diagram unfolds behind Keśava: concentric rings of yugas turning like jeweled gears, while below, four pathways of āśrama appear as luminous steps leading from household fires to forest hermitages and finally to renunciation. Bhṛgu stands at the edge, his curse visualized as a ribbon of fiery mantra that paradoxically becomes a golden thread stitching order into time.","primary_figures":["Keśava (Vishnu)","Sage Bhṛgu","Personifications of the four Yugas","Embodiments of the four Āśramas"],"setting":"A liminal cosmic court between creation and time—lotus-throne horizon, starfield canopy, and symbolic dharma-mandala floor.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sapphire blue","gold leaf","lotus pink","ivory white","smoky vermilion"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Keśava seated on a lotus-throne with conch and discus, behind him a circular yuga-wheel rendered as gold-leaf mandala; Bhṛgu at one side with raised hand in śāpa-mudrā, the curse shown as a vermilion flame turning into a golden dharma-thread; below, four āśrama vignettes (student with palm-leaf, householder at agni, forest sage, saffron renunciant), rich reds and greens, gem-studded ornaments, ornate arch, traditional South Indian iconography, heavy gold embossing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a lyrical cosmic landscape with soft clouds and a starry wash; Vishnu calm and blue, Bhṛgu austere; the yuga-wheel like a delicate halo of seasons; four āśrama scenes arranged like terraces in a Himalayan valley, cool blues and muted pinks, refined faces, fine linework, subtle gold accents.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines; Keśava with large expressive eyes, elaborate crown; Bhṛgu in ochre with matted hair; a stylized yuga-chakra behind, and four āśrama panels below; natural pigment palette dominated by red, yellow, green, with rhythmic ornamental borders like temple walls.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Vishnu as Keśava centered within a lotus-and-vine border; yuga-wheel as a floral mandala; Bhṛgu at left; lower register shows āśrama scenes framed by lotuses and creepers; deep indigo background, gold detailing, intricate borders, peacocks and lotus motifs integrated subtly."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","low drone (tanpura)","conch shell at cadence","subtle wind-like hush"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: जन्मसंचारो = जन्मसंचारः; भृगुशापेन (समास); केशवे (सप्तमी); युगादीनां = युग-आदीनाम्; सर्वाश्रमविभाजनम् (समास).
FAQs
It states that transmigration—the movement through births—unfolds in a “tenfold” manner, presented here as a structured, law-governed process connected to Bhṛgu’s curse upon Keśava.
The verse places cosmic order (the arrangement of yugas) alongside social-spiritual order (the division of āśramas), implying that time-cycles and dharma-based life-stages are both parts of an overarching sacred organization.
Human life is meant to be lived according to dharma through the āśrama framework, within the larger rhythm of cosmic time; one’s choices within that framework shape one’s movement through the cycle of births.