Shloka 14
Somārcana — Worship and Pacification of Soma (Moon) within Graha-Rites
उर्व्यां सस्यानि पुष्णाति तथा स्थावरजंगमान् । एताभ्यां पुष्पवद्भ्यां च धारितं जनितं जगत्
urvyāṃ sasyāni puṣṇāti tathā sthāvarajaṃgamān | etābhyāṃ puṣpavadbhyāṃ ca dhāritaṃ janitaṃ jagat
భూమిపై పంటలు పుష్టి పొందుతాయి; స్థావరజంగమ జీవులూ అలాగే పోషింపబడతారు. పుష్పసమమైన ఈ ఇద్దరి ఉపకారబలంతో జగత్తు ధారితమై జనించుచున్నది।
Unspecified (contextual narrator within Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa; exact dialogue speaker not provided in the input)
Concept: The world is upheld by beneficent dual supports that nourish crops and all beings—both stationary and moving—like flowers that give without hoarding.
Application: See food systems as sacred: practice non-waste, share, protect soil and biodiversity; treat nourishment as yajña—an offering cycle rather than mere consumption.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Two luminous, flower-like forces hover above the Earth—one cool and silvery, one warm and golden—sending nourishment into fields of grain and into forests where animals and birds thrive. The scene emphasizes reciprocity: crops rise, creatures flourish, and the world appears gently ‘held’ by these twin benefactors.","primary_figures":["Personified twin cosmic benefactors (interpretable as Candra and Sūrya)","Bhū-devī","farmers and forest creatures"],"setting":"A sweeping earthly vista: ripening fields, a riverless plain with groves, and distant hills; Bhū-devī seated amid sprouting grain.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["wheat gold","cool silver","leaf green","sky blue","terracotta"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Bhū-devī enthroned on a lotus with sheaves of grain; above her, two radiant deities (Sun and Moon) as flower-like benefactors, emitting golden and silver rays that feed crops and beings; lavish gold leaf on halos and rays, rich reds/greens, ornate borders, jewel-like detailing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: pastoral landscape with terraced fields and delicate trees; Sun and Moon as gentle anthropomorphic figures in the sky, their rays like petals; villagers, deer, and birds in lyrical harmony; cool-warm balanced palette, fine linework, poetic atmosphere.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Bhū-devī with large eyes and stylized ornaments; twin celestial discs above, rays rendered as patterned bands nourishing plants and animals in registers; bold outlines, earthy reds/yellows/greens, temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a central lotus medallion with Bhū-devī; surrounding border of flowering vines and grain motifs; Sun and Moon in upper corners showering stylized petals/rays; cows, peacocks, and lotuses integrated; deep blue background with gold and white ornamentation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["morning birds","soft mridangam pulse","tanpura drone","rustling leaves"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्थावरजंगमान् = स्थावर + जङ्गमान्; एताभ्यां पुष्पवद्भ्यां = एताभ्याम् + पुष्पवत्भ्याम् (द्विवचन तृतीया).
FAQs
It teaches that the earth functions as a sustaining principle: it nourishes crops and supports all beings—both immobile (plants, trees) and mobile (animals, humans)—thereby upholding the world.
The verse points to “two sustaining factors” (etābhyām) described as “flower-like” in beneficence; without the surrounding verses, the exact pair cannot be fixed, but the sense is that these two life-giving principles sustain and generate the world.
Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa emphasizes creation and cosmic maintenance; this verse highlights the ongoing nourishment and support that make creation livable—linking cosmology with ecological and ethical awareness.