Shloka 141
Cosmic Time, Cycles of Creation and Dissolution, and the Varāha Uplift of Earth
तासु क्षीणास्वशेषासु वर्द्धमाने च पातके । द्वंद्वाभिभवदुःखार्तास्ता भवंति ततः प्रजाः
tāsu kṣīṇāsvaśeṣāsu varddhamāne ca pātake | dvaṃdvābhibhavaduḥkhārtāstā bhavaṃti tataḥ prajāḥ
అవి పూర్తిగా క్షీణించినప్పుడు, పాతకం పెరుగుతున్నప్పుడు, ద్వంద్వములచే జయింపబడి కలిగే దుఃఖంతో ఆర్తులైన ప్రజలు అప్పుడు జన్మిస్తారు।
Not explicitly indicated in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses to confirm the dialogue frame, e.g., Pulastya–Bhīṣma).
Concept: When virtue is depleted and sin grows, beings are born suffering under the domination of opposites (dvandvas).
Application: Track how ‘opposites’ govern mood and decisions; cultivate steadiness through japa, regulated habits, and devotional acts that reduce reactive swings; interpret hardship as a call to dharma rather than resentment.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A procession of newly born beings emerges from a dim cosmic womb-like mist, each figure tugged by two opposing forces—flames and frost, honeyed garlands and iron chains—symbolizing dvandvas. Above them, a fading garland of ‘virtues’ crumbles into ash while a dark cloud of ‘pātaka’ swells, yet a distant blue radiance hints at Viṣṇu as the path beyond opposites.","primary_figures":["allegorical beings (prajā)","personifications of Dvandvas (heat/cold, pleasure/pain)","shadow-cloud of Pātaka","distant Viṣṇu radiance (symbolic)"],"setting":"cosmic liminal space between creation and embodied world; misty threshold with symbolic elements","lighting_mood":"twilight gloom pierced by far divine blue light","color_palette":["midnight blue","cold silver","ember orange","smoke gray","deep violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: layered cosmic scene with beings emerging from mist; opposing motifs of fire and ice flanking them; gold leaf used for the distant Viṣṇu aura and for crumbling ‘virtue’ garlands; rich jewel tones, ornate borders, dramatic contrast between gilded divinity and dark pāpa-cloud.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: poetic depiction of dvandvas as two winds—one warm, one cold—pulling delicate human figures; soft washes, cool blues and violets, minimalistic mist, a small distant blue glow suggesting Nārāyaṇa; refined emotional faces conveying duḥkha.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold symbolic fire and water bands on either side; central line of beings with expressive eyes; dark pāpa-cloud above; a stylized blue-gold Viṣṇu aura in the upper corner; strong red-yellow-green accents with black outlines.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central lotus path with beings stumbling as paired motifs (sun/moon, fire/water) encircle them; ornate floral borders; upper register shows a small blue Viṣṇu emblem and tulasi-leaf motifs as promise of deliverance; deep indigo cloth with gold and white detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["low drone","wind-like hush","distant bell","soft conch at end"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: kṣīṇāsvaśeṣāsu = क्षीणासु + अशेषासु; dvaṃdvābhibhavaduḥkhārtās = द्वन्द्व-अभिभव-दुःख-आर्ताः; tā bhavaṃti = ताः भवन्ति.
FAQs
It points to embodied life being tossed between dual experiences—pleasure and pain, gain and loss, heat and cold—where attachment and aversion make these opposites a source of distress.
It states that when merit is depleted and wrongdoing increases, beings arise in conditions where suffering predominates—suggesting a karmic-moral link between ethical decline and painful experience.
The verse implies that sustaining dharmic conduct and reducing harmful actions prevents the growth of suffering; ethical decline amplifies distress through the instability of dualities.