Shloka 90
Yayāti’s Summons to Heaven and the Teaching on Old Age, the Five-Element Body, and Self–Body Discernment
पलितं जायते काये नाशिते कामवह्निना । तस्मात्संजायते कामी वृद्धो भूत्वा दिनेदिने
palitaṃ jāyate kāye nāśite kāmavahninā | tasmātsaṃjāyate kāmī vṛddho bhūtvā dinedine
เมื่อกายถูกแผดเผาด้วยไฟแห่งกาม ต้นผมสีดอกเลาย่อมปรากฏขึ้นบนกาย ดังนั้นผู้หมกมุ่นในกาม แม้แก่ชราลงทุกวัน ก็ยิ่งถูกกามฉุดรั้งมากขึ้น
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Concept: Kāma burns the body and accelerates decay; without inner discipline, desire persists even as age advances.
Application: Use reminders of impermanence (aging) to simplify life; adopt daily Hari-nāma, Ekādaśī restraint, and mindful boundaries with sense-objects.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An aging man sits before a mirror-like pond; his hair turns silver as a visible red-orange ‘kāma-agni’ licks around his torso like stylized flames. Behind him stands a serene Vishnu-bhakta sage holding a japa-mālā and a cooling lotus, suggesting the antidote to the inner fire.","primary_figures":["aging seeker","Vaishnava sage (bhakta-upadeśaka)","symbolic flame of desire"],"setting":"riverbank or pond-edge with lotuses, a small shrine stone, and prayer beads placed on cloth","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["silver gray","ember orange","midnight blue","lotus white","soft gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: the ‘fire of desire’ as ornate gold-edged flames around the body, silver-gray hair rendered with fine highlights, a sage with halo holding japa-mālā, gold leaf on flames and lotus petals, rich maroon and emerald background accents.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: moonlit pond with lotuses, delicate depiction of aging and silver hair, translucent flame motifs, gentle instructive sage presence, cool blues and whites with warm ember accents, lyrical naturalism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized flame patterns, expressive eyes showing regret and urgency, strong red/orange against deep blue, temple-panel composition with a calm sage figure balancing the scene.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: lotus pond foreground, repeated flame motifs as decorative pattern, deep indigo field with gold highlights, border of lotuses and vines, subtle Vaishnava symbols (chakra, shankha) indicating devotion as cooling nectar."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["low drone","soft conch shell (distant)","night wind","single bell strike"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्मात्संजायते=तस्मात्+संजायते; दिनेदिने=दिने+दिने (अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग).
FAQs
It warns that craving (kāma) burns away vitality, showing outward signs like greying hair, yet paradoxically can keep intensifying even as one ages—highlighting the need for restraint and discernment.
Grey hair is used as a visible marker of bodily decline; the verse frames uncontrolled desire as an inner “fire” that accelerates wear and suffering, making aging not merely biological but also driven by compulsive attachment.
Do not assume time alone will reduce harmful impulses; cultivate self-control, right reflection, and disciplined living so that desire does not grow stronger “day by day” even in old age.