Shloka 135
Cosmic Time, Cycles of Creation and Dissolution, and the Varāha Uplift of Earth
प्रजास्ता ब्रह्मणा सृष्टाश्चातुर्वर्ण्यव्यवस्थितौ । सम्यक्शुद्धाः समाचारा चरणा नृपसत्तम
prajāstā brahmaṇā sṛṣṭāścāturvarṇyavyavasthitau | samyakśuddhāḥ samācārā caraṇā nṛpasattama
หมู่ประชานั้นพรหมาได้ทรงสร้างและจัดวางไว้โดยชอบตามระเบียบจตุรวรรณะ; พวกเขาบริสุทธิ์ผุดผ่อง มีความประพฤติดีงาม และตั้งมั่นในจารีตอันถูกต้อง ข้าแต่มหาราชผู้ประเสริฐ
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Concept: Brahmā’s creation is structured and dharma-aligned; social roles are ideally grounded in purity and right conduct.
Application: Treat duties as a means to inner purification: integrity in one’s role, respect across roles, and aligning conduct with sattva rather than ego.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Brahmā, four-faced and seated upon a lotus, gestures as streams of light form orderly groups of people, each engaged in dignified, harmonious duties. The atmosphere is pristine—like a newly created world—where every figure’s posture conveys restraint, cleanliness, and right practice.","primary_figures":["Brahmā (Viriñca)","representatives of the four varṇas","a listening king (optional, at edge)"],"setting":"a cosmic lotus-platform above a nascent earth, with subtle mandala geometry indicating order","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sunrise gold","lotus white","vermillion","leaf green","sky blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Brahmā on a grand lotus with thick gold leaf halo; below, four orderly panels showing idealized varṇa duties—teaching, protection, trade, service—each figure richly ornamented yet serene; embossed gold borders, deep reds and greens, temple-arch composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate Brahmā on a pale lotus; small vignettes of four social groups in a clean village landscape—fields, cows, a study pavilion—soft pastels, fine facial features, airy spacing, lyrical calm.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal Brahmā with bold outlines; four bands beneath him with stylized figures in dharmic postures; strong red/yellow/green pigments, ornamental floral borders, temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central lotus with Brahmā; surrounding circular frieze of four varṇa scenes rendered as decorative motifs; heavy lotus borders, peacocks and floral creepers, deep indigo background with gold highlights."}
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रजास्ता = प्रजाः + ताः; सृष्टाश्चातुर्वर्ण्यव्यवस्थितौ = सृष्टाः + चातुर्वर्ण्यव्यवस्थिताः (पाठे ‘-तौ’ इति संधि/लिप्यन्तरभेदः); सम्यक्शुद्धाः = सम्यक् + शुद्धाः; नृपसत्तम = नृप + सत्तम.
FAQs
It states that Brahmā created beings and established them in the cāturvarṇya (fourfold social order), implying an ordered social framework linked to dharma.
Purity (śuddhi) and proper conduct (samācāra/caraṇa)—living according to right practice rather than mere status.
In this verse the emphasis is on creation and dharmic order—purity and right conduct within the social framework—rather than an explicit bhakti teaching.