Shloka 69
Yayāti’s Summons to Heaven and the Teaching on Old Age, the Five-Element Body, and Self–Body Discernment
वह्निना दीप्यमानस्तु सरसो ज्वलते नृप । तस्माद्विजायते धूमो धूमान्मेघाश्च जज्ञिरे
vahninā dīpyamānastu saraso jvalate nṛpa | tasmādvijāyate dhūmo dhūmānmeghāśca jajñire
ข้าแต่มหาราช เมื่อไฟลุกโพลง สระน้ำก็ดูประหนึ่งลุกไหม้; จากนั้นเกิดควัน และจากควันนั้นเมฆทั้งหลายก็บังเกิด
Unspecified narrator addressing a king (nṛpa)
Concept: Elemental causality: fire gives rise to smoke, smoke to clouds—illustrating chained emergence and the interdependence of bhūtas.
Application: Observe cause-and-effect in daily life; cultivate discernment (viveka) that phenomena arise from conditions and are therefore unstable—supporting humility and steadiness in sādhana.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A blazing fire near a broad lotus-filled lake makes the water’s surface shimmer as if aflame; thick smoke rises in spirals and transforms into towering monsoon clouds overhead. A king watches in wonder as a sage narrates the hidden chain from flame to smoke to cloud, with subtle divine geometry suggesting cosmic order.","primary_figures":["a teaching sage (ṛṣi)","a king (nṛpa)","Agni (implied/present in flames)"],"setting":"lakeside with lotuses, reeds, and a small sacrificial fire altar; distant horizon under forming clouds","lighting_mood":"divine radiance with storm-brewing sky","color_palette":["flame gold","charcoal gray","monsoon blue","lotus pink","silver-white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: lakeside scene with a bright sacrificial fire, smoke rendered as ornate curling patterns turning into cloud forms above; sage and king in rich garments, gold leaf highlights on flames and cloud edges, traditional South Indian ornamentation, decorative border with lotus motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate lake with pink lotuses, a small fire on the bank, smoke rising into soft layered clouds; cool blues and gentle grays, fine brushwork, lyrical naturalism, the king and sage seated on a patterned cloth under a tree.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized flames and smoke in bold contours, clouds as rhythmic bands; sage instructing the king with expressive eyes, natural pigment reds/yellows/greens, temple-wall composition with lotus and water patterns.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a lotus lake foreground with ornate floral borders; smoke-cloud transformation depicted as decorative swirling vines; deep blue background with gold accents, devotional symmetry, peacocks near the water, subtle Vaishnava symbols (conch/lotus) in corners."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["crackling fire","wind rising","distant thunder","water lapping","birds circling"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दीप्यमानस्तु = दीप्यमानः + तु; तस्माद्विजायते = तस्मात् + विजायते; धूमान्मेघाश्च = धूमात् + मेघाः + च
FAQs
It presents a cause-and-effect sequence: fire intensifies, smoke arises, and clouds emerge from that smoke—using natural imagery to explain generation and transformation.
“Nṛpa” indicates the teaching is framed as counsel or explanation given to a royal listener, a common Purāṇic narrative style even when the specific speaker is not named in the excerpt.
It emphasizes origination through causal chains: one condition gives rise to the next, illustrating transformation (pariṇāma) and dependent arising in the manifest world.