Shloka 117
Cosmic Time, Cycles of Creation and Dissolution, and the Varāha Uplift of Earth
अव्ययं च व्ययं चैव यदिदं स्थाणुजंगमम् । तत्ससर्ज तदा ब्रह्मा भगवानादिकृद्विभुः
avyayaṃ ca vyayaṃ caiva yadidaṃ sthāṇujaṃgamam | tatsasarja tadā brahmā bhagavānādikṛdvibhuḥ
ครั้งนั้นพระพรหม—พระภควาน ผู้แผ่ซ่านทั่ว ผู้เป็นผู้สร้างดั้งเดิม—ทรงบังเกิดโลกทั้งปวงนี้ ทั้งที่ไม่เสื่อมสูญและที่เสื่อมสูญ ทั้งที่อยู่นิ่งและที่เคลื่อนไหว
Narrator (Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Concept: The world comprises both vyaya/avyaya and sthāvara/jaṅgama; discerning these categories supports detachment and right vision.
Application: Practice viveka: notice what changes and what endures (values, dharma, the witnessing self); reduce anxiety by seeing motion and stillness as parts of one ordered whole.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Brahmā stands at the center of a cosmic mandala, extending his hands as the universe unfolds: mountains and trees (sthāvara) anchor the lower ring while birds, animals, humans, and celestial beings (jaṅgama) swirl in the upper ring. A translucent overlay suggests the ‘avyaya’—a steady, luminous lattice—beneath the ‘vyaya’ forms that shimmer and fade.","primary_figures":["Brahmā","personified Sthāvara (trees/mountains)","personified Jaṅgama (animals/birds/humans)"],"setting":"Cosmic mandala-space with concentric rings of creation; subtle lotus geometry in the background.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["cosmic black-blue","radiant gold","jade green","cloud white","coral orange"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Brahmā central with expansive gesture; concentric rings showing immobile mountains/trees and mobile beings; gold leaf used to depict the ‘avyaya’ luminous lattice and halos; rich red-green garments, ornate jewelry, symmetrical mandala framing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: soft mandala landscape blending earth and sky; delicate depiction of trees and animals in lyrical motion; Brahmā calm and centered; cool blues and greens with gentle gold accents, refined facial features and fine linework.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: iconic Brahmā with bold outlines; stylized bands of sthāvara and jaṅgama around him; strong yellow-red-green palette, rhythmic repetition of forms, temple-panel symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: lotus-mandala composition with patterned rings—trees and mountains in the border, moving beings in inner ring; central Brahmā on lotus; intricate floral borders, deep blue ground with gold highlights and white detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft bell at cadence","silence between pādas","distant conch (very faint)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव = च + एव; यदिदम् = यत् + इदम्; तत्ससर्ज = तत् + ससर्ज; भगवानादिकृद्विभुः = भगवान् + आदि-कृत् + विभुः
FAQs
‘Sthāṇu’ refers to the immobile or stationary order of existence, while ‘jaṅgama’ refers to mobile, moving beings—together indicating the totality of manifested life and matter.
It frames creation as encompassing realities that endure and those that decay—highlighting that Brahmā’s emanation includes the full spectrum of manifested existence, from relatively stable principles to transient forms.
‘Ādikṛt’ presents Brahmā as the primal creator within the cosmic process, and ‘vibhuḥ’ emphasizes vast power and pervasiveness, underscoring the grandeur of the creative function described in Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa.