Shloka 75
Yayāti’s Summons to Heaven and the Teaching on Old Age, the Five-Element Body, and Self–Body Discernment
कायमध्ये रसादग्निस्तद्वदेव प्रजायते । तत्र संचरते नित्यं कायं पुष्णाति भूपते
kāyamadhye rasādagnistadvadeva prajāyate | tatra saṃcarate nityaṃ kāyaṃ puṣṇāti bhūpate
ภายในกาย ไฟเกิดขึ้นจากรสธาตุ (สารหล่อเลี้ยงชีวิต) ฉันนั้นเองมันจึงบังเกิด ไฟนั้นเคลื่อนไหวอยู่ที่นั่นเสมอ และโอ้พระราชา ย่อมหล่อเลี้ยงกายให้ดำรงอยู่
Unspecified narrator addressing a king (bhūpate); likely within a teacher-to-king dialogue context in Bhūmi-khaṇḍa
Concept: The body contains an inner fire arising from rasa that circulates and nourishes; sustaining this balance is part of righteous living and supports spiritual practice.
Application: Eat and live in ways that support stable digestion and energy; avoid extremes that disturb the ‘inner fire’ and thereby disturb mind and sadhana.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A translucent human form is shown in yogic cross-section, with a gentle flame glowing at the navel, streams of rasa flowing like golden rivers through subtle channels to nourish limbs. A rishi points to the vision while the king listens, the imagery blending Ayurveda-like symbolism with Purāṇic sanctity.","primary_figures":["a teaching rishi","a listening king (bhūpate)","symbolic inner Agni (Vaishvanara)"],"setting":"Hermitage teaching space with a painted cloth diagram, a small altar, and vessels of water and milk nearby","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["warm gold","copper","cream white","leaf green","deep maroon"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: rishi and king flanking a stylized human figure with an embossed gold-leaf flame at the navel; flowing gold lines representing rasa nourishing the body; ornate jewelry, rich maroons and greens, temple-arch framing, traditional South Indian aesthetics.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical diagrammatic scene—softly painted inner flame at the navel, delicate golden streams to limbs; rishi’s hand in teaching gesture, king attentive; cool background with trees and distant hills, refined faces and gentle shading.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines of a central figure with a bright navel-flame; rishi and king in symmetrical composition; strong red-yellow-green palette, decorative borders, temple-wall feel.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central navel-flame rendered as a lotus-lamp; rasa streams as floral vines; subtle Vishnu symbolism via a small chakra motif above the flame; deep blue background, gold highlights, intricate floral borders and lotuses."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft drone (tanpura)","distant temple bell","gentle wind through leaves","quiet breathing pauses"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: रसात् + अग्निः → रसादग्निः; अग्निः + तद्वत् → अग्निस्तद्वत्; तद्वत् + एव → तद्वदेव।
FAQs
It points to the internal, bodily “digestive/metabolic fire” that arises from nutritive essence (rasa) and enables transformation and nourishment.
Rasa is the vital sap or nutritive fluid/essence that sustains life; from it the body’s sustaining heat/energy (agni) is said to arise.
Since bodily nourishment depends on balanced internal agni and rasa, the implied lesson is moderation and care for health—supporting the body as a vehicle for dharma.