Shloka 132
Cosmic Time, Cycles of Creation and Dissolution, and the Varāha Uplift of Earth
यज्ञेनाप्यायिता देवा वृष्ट्युत्सर्गेण मानवाः । आप्यायंते धर्मयज्ञा यतः कल्याणहेतवः
yajñenāpyāyitā devā vṛṣṭyutsargeṇa mānavāḥ | āpyāyaṃte dharmayajñā yataḥ kalyāṇahetavaḥ
యజ్ఞం వల్ల దేవతలు పుష్టి పొందుతారు; వర్షప్రవాహం వల్ల మనుష్యులు పోషితులవుతారు. అందుకే ధర్మయజ్ఞాలు ప్రోత్సహించబడతాయి, ఎందుకంటే అవే మంగళహేతువులు.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context; explicit dialogue speaker not provided in the input)
Concept: Yajña sustains devas; devas respond through rain; humans live by that rain—therefore dhārmic yajña is a welfare-causing cycle.
Application: Practice reciprocity: offer (time, food, charity, worship) before consuming; support community and ecology as sacred duty; keep actions aligned with dharma to invite ‘rain’—wellbeing and harmony.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sacrificial fire blazes on an earthen altar while, above it, devas receive luminous offerings that transform into dark monsoon clouds. The clouds pour rain onto fields where humans sow and harvest, showing a continuous loop—offering rising as smoke, returning as life-giving water—rendered as a circular mandala of exchange.","primary_figures":["Vedic sacrificers","Agni","devas (Indra prominent as rain-giver)","farmers and families sustained by rain"],"setting":"Yajña-altar in the foreground; sky layered with devas and clouds; fertile plains with crops in the distance.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn transitioning into rain-lit sky","color_palette":["smoldering amber","cloud slate","rain-silver","leaf green","earth umber"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: foreground yajña-kuṇḍa with gold leaf flames, devas in the upper register with ornate crowns, clouds forming a halo-like arc; rain depicted as silver-white streaks over emerald fields, rich reds/greens in borders, embossed gold detailing emphasizing the cyclical mandala composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical landscape with delicate rain lines, soft gray-blue clouds, tiny devas in the sky, warm fire glow below; refined figures performing yajña, distant fields in gentle greens, subtle atmospheric perspective and poetic naturalism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stacked registers—yajña below, devas and clouds above, rain and humans to the side—bold outlines and flat pigments; dominant yellows/reds with deep blue-gray clouds, rhythmic patterning of rain like temple mural ornament.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: circular composition with lotus border; central yajña fire, surrounding ring of devas and clouds, outer ring of fields and villagers; deep blue background with gold highlights, intricate floral motifs and stylized rain patterns."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft rain","flowing water","fire crackle","distant thunder","temple bells"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यज्ञेनाप्यायिता = यज्ञेन + आप्यायिताः; वृष्ट्युत्सर्गेण = वृष्टि + उत्सर्गेण
FAQs
It presents a reciprocal order: sacrifices nourish the devas, the devas respond through rainfall, and rain sustains human life—so sustaining dharmic yajña sustains universal welfare.
Yes. It frames righteous sacrifice (dharma-yajña) as a human responsibility because it supports the conditions (like rain and nourishment) that enable collective well-being (kalyāṇa).
In the creation context, it explains how the world is maintained through dharma: ritual duty and moral order uphold the ecological and divine-human balance that keeps creation flourishing.