Shloka 160
Cosmic Time, Cycles of Creation and Dissolution, and the Varāha Uplift of Earth
तेषां तत्परमं स्थानं यत्तत्पश्यंति सूरयः । गतागतानि वर्त्तंते चंद्रादित्यादयो ग्रहाः
teṣāṃ tatparamaṃ sthānaṃ yattatpaśyaṃti sūrayaḥ | gatāgatāni varttaṃte caṃdrādityādayo grahāḥ
వారికి అదే పరమ స్థానం; దానిని ఋషి-జ్ఞానులు దర్శిస్తారు. అక్కడ చంద్రుడు, సూర్యుడు మొదలైన గ్రహాలు తమ రాకపోకల గమనంలో నిరంతరం సంచరిస్తుంటాయి.
Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa narrative)
Concept: The wise ‘behold’ the supreme realm; cosmic order continues, yet the highest station is known through insight.
Application: Contemplate order in daily life (time, duties, cycles) as a reminder to seek the unchanging reality beyond changing motions.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Sages with luminous foreheads gaze inward, and their inner vision opens onto a serene, high realm. Above, the Sun and Moon glide along jeweled tracks like golden and silver wheels, marking time without disturbing the stillness of the supreme abode.","primary_figures":["Wise seers (sūrayaḥ)","Personified Sun (Sūrya)","Personified Moon (Candra)"],"setting":"A tranquil supramundane terrace with a vast sky-dome showing planetary paths","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sun-gold","moon-silver","deep indigo","ivory","emerald green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: seers seated on ornate lotus seats with gold leaf halos; above them, large stylized Sun and Moon discs with embossed gold, gem-like stars, and decorative orbital bands; rich maroon background, emerald borders, and symmetrical temple-arch framing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: cool indigo sky with fine white star-dots; delicate Sun and Moon moving on faint arcs; sages in pale robes on a quiet terrace with minimal ornament, soft washes and refined linework, a contemplative Himalayan atmosphere.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined Sun and Moon with expressive faces, orbital bands as decorative ribbons; sages with characteristic large eyes and calm expressions; warm ochres and reds with green accents, arranged in horizontal registers like a temple mural panel.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate celestial canopy with repeating lotus and star motifs; Sun and Moon as central medallions; floral borders and rhythmic patterns suggesting cyclical time; deep blue ground with gold and white detailing, devotional symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","tanpura drone","distant conch","night insects fading into dawn birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्तत्पश्यंति = यत् + तत् + पश्यन्ति; चंद्रादित्यादयो = चन्द्र + आदित्य + आदयः (आदि-प्रत्यय/समास); varttaṃte orthography = वर्तन्ते.
FAQs
It presents a highest realm or ultimate station that is apprehended by the wise (sūrayaḥ), implying a transcendent level of reality recognized through insight rather than ordinary perception.
Their mention situates the teaching within Purāṇic cosmology: even the great luminaries and other grahas follow regulated motion, underscoring an ordered universe in which higher realms are contemplated by sages.
It points toward cultivating the vision of the wise—seeking higher truth beyond routine cycles—while recognizing that cosmic order (regular motion of grahas) reflects a deeper, intelligible structure to existence.