Shloka 19
Dharma of the Renunciant: Alms Discipline, Meditation, and Expiations
यस्माद्भवंति भूतानि यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह जायते । स तस्मादीश्वरो देवः परस्ताद्योधितिष्ठति
yasmādbhavaṃti bhūtāni yajjñātvā neha jāyate | sa tasmādīśvaro devaḥ parastādyodhitiṣṭhati
యావనినుండి సమస్త భూతములు ఉద్భవించునో, యావనిని తెలిసికొనగా ఇక్కడ మళ్లీ జన్మ కలుగదో—ఆ దేవుడైన ఈశ్వరుడు, సమస్తానికి అతీతంగా పరమంగా స్థితుడై ఉన్నాడు.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Svarga-khaṇḍa 3.60)
Concept: Knowing the Supreme source of beings ends rebirth.
Application: Daily remembrance (smaraṇa) of the Supreme as the source of life; align actions with liberation rather than mere heavenly reward.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vast cosmic lotus rises from the dark-blue navel of Vishnu, its petals holding Brahma in contemplation. Beyond the lotus, an unbounded radiance suggests the Supreme standing ‘beyond all,’ while worlds and beings stream outward like golden pollen, then dissolve back into still light.","primary_figures":["Vishnu (Narayana)","Brahma","personified beings emerging as light-forms"],"setting":"Cosmic ocean with the lotus of creation, layered with subtle mandalas indicating realms from earth to svarga, fading into transcendence.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sapphire blue","lotus pink","gold leaf","pearl white","deep indigo"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Vishnu reclining on Ananta over the cosmic ocean, a grand lotus from his navel bearing Brahma; behind them a blazing aureole indicating the Supreme beyond all realms, heavy gold leaf halos, rich vermilion and emerald borders, gem-studded ornaments, crisp South Indian iconography, intricate lotus-petal embossing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: Narayana on the cosmic waters with a delicate lotus stem to Brahma; soft Himalayan-like cloud bands transformed into cosmic strata, refined faces, lyrical naturalism, cool indigo and rose washes, fine linework for emanating beings as tiny luminous figures dissolving into a pale infinite sky.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Bold black outlines, Narayana with large expressive eyes on Ananta, lotus to Brahma seated in yogic poise; concentric realm-bands behind, natural pigment reds/yellows/greens, temple-wall aesthetic, radiant white-gold aura signifying the Supreme beyond.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Central Vishnu-Narayana with lotus motifs filling the border, Brahma on the lotus, swirling cosmic ocean patterned like textile waves; deep blues and gold, intricate floral borders, peacocks replaced by celestial swans, abundant lotus rosettes symbolizing origin and liberation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["silence","soft tanpura drone","distant conch shell","temple bells (very faint)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यस्माद् + भवन्ति → यस्माद्भवन्ति; यत् + ज्ञात्वा → यज्ज्ञात्वा; न + इह → नेह; तस्मात् + ईश्वरः → तस्मादीश्वरः; परस्तात् + यः → परस्ताद्यः; यः + उदितिष्ठति → योधितिष्ठति (as transmitted).
FAQs
It presents the Supreme Lord as the source of all beings and states that true knowledge of that Supreme reality ends rebirth (saṃsāra).
The explicit emphasis is on liberating knowledge—“by knowing whom one is not born again.” In Purāṇic framing this knowledge is often inseparable from devotion to the Supreme Lord.
Direct one’s life toward realizing the transcendent Lord—through study, contemplation, and disciplined practice—rather than remaining absorbed only in worldly aims that perpetuate rebirth.