Shloka 119
Cosmic Time, Cycles of Creation and Dissolution, and the Varāha Uplift of Earth
हिंस्राहिंस्रे मृदुक्रूरे धर्माधर्मावृतानृते । तद्भाविताः प्रपद्यंते तस्मात्तत्तस्य रोचते
hiṃsrāhiṃsre mṛdukrūre dharmādharmāvṛtānṛte | tadbhāvitāḥ prapadyaṃte tasmāttattasya rocate
హింసా–అహింస, మృదుత్వం–క్రూరత్వం, ధర్మం–అధర్మం, సత్యం–అసత్యం విషయాలలో—తన స్వభావం ఏ విధంగా సంస్కరించబడిందో, మనుష్యుడు అదే దిశగా సాగుతాడు; అందువల్ల అదే అతనికి ప్రియమవుతుంది।
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa, Adhyaya 3; dialogue pair not explicit from the single verse)
Concept: One gravitates toward what one repeatedly cultivates; habituated dispositions make even dharma or adharma feel ‘pleasing’.
Application: Audit your daily inputs (speech, media, food, company) and replace one reinforcing loop of cruelty/falsehood with a loop of gentleness/truth; add a small, consistent Vishnu-smaraṇa practice to redirect ruci.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A symbolic moral crossroads: on one side a serene path lined with tulasī and lamp-lit altars, on the other a thorny, smoke-dark track with broken weapons and harsh shadows. A human figure stands between, their heart depicted as a lotus whose petals tilt toward whichever side is repeatedly watered, illustrating cultivated disposition becoming ‘pleasing’.","primary_figures":["allegorical human seeker","Dharma (personified)","Adharma (personified)"],"setting":"Mythic landscape split into two contrasting terrains, with a faint cosmic wheel behind suggesting recurring tendencies.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["lotus pink","ash gray","saffron gold","deep indigo","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: allegorical crossroads of Dharma and Adharma, central seeker with lotus-heart motif, Dharma side with tulasī garlands and oil lamps, Adharma side with dark smoke and jagged thorns, heavy gold leaf halos on personified Dharma/Adharma, rich vermilion and emerald textiles, gem-studded ornaments, ornate border with lotus medallions.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical split landscape with delicate brushwork, seeker at a forked path, soft Himalayan-like hills on the Dharma side with clear stream and tulasī shrubs, darker rocky slope on the Adharma side, refined faces for personified virtues, cool blues and greens with warm saffron accents, fine floral margins.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, central figure with stylized lotus-heart, Dharma and Adharma as iconic attendants, flat yet vibrant fields of red/yellow/green, temple-wall aesthetic, patterned clouds and a subtle chakra behind, strong symmetrical composition.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic moral choice framed by intricate floral borders and lotus motifs, central lotus-heart turning toward a tulasī-laden altar, peacocks near the Dharma side, deep blue ground with gold highlights, Nathdwara-inspired ornamentation and rhythmic patterning."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","silence","distant conch shell","gentle wind"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: हिंस्राहिंस्रे → हिंस्रे + अहिंस्रे; मृदुक्रूरे → मृदु + क्रूरे; धर्माधर्मावृतानृते (पाठानुसार) → धर्मे + अधर्मे + ऋते + अनृते (समुच्चय-स्थाने द्वन्द्वभावः); तद्भाविताः = तद् + भाविताः; प्रपद्यंते → प्रपद्यन्ते; तस्मात्तत् → तस्मात् + तत्.
FAQs
It teaches that repeated tendencies (habituation/samskāra) shape one’s preferences: a person gravitates toward actions aligned with their cultivated disposition, whether dharmic or adharmic.
It frames dharma and adharma as paths people adopt based on inner conditioning—implying that moral reform requires reshaping one’s disposition, not only external rules.
Not strictly. It describes a causal pattern—what one repeatedly cultivates becomes attractive—while implicitly encouraging conscious cultivation of truth, non-violence, and dharma.