Shloka 14064
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, Puṣkara-Creation Imagery, Madhu–Kaiṭabha, and Early Genealogies
तस्मिन्नपि गते सोथ तृतीयमसृजत्प्रभुः । मोक्षप्रवृत्तिकुशलं सुवर्नामयुतः प्रभुः
tasminnapi gate sotha tṛtīyamasṛjatprabhuḥ | mokṣapravṛttikuśalaṃ suvarnāmayutaḥ prabhuḥ
ครั้นผู้นั้นก็ล่วงไปแล้ว พระผู้เป็นเจ้าจึงทรงสร้างผู้องค์ที่สาม—ผู้ชำนาญในการชักนำสรรพสัตว์สู่หนทางโมกษะ และทรงประกายดุจทองคำ
Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa narration)
Concept: The Lord provides guidance-figures skilled in initiating beings into the path of liberation; mokṣa is not accidental but divinely scaffolded.
Application: Value and seek teachings that orient life toward liberation; cultivate sattva (clarity, purity) as the ‘golden’ inner quality.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"In the stillness after a cosmic passing, the Lord’s will crystallizes into a third luminous being—golden-bodied, calm-eyed, carrying the authority of liberation-teaching. Around him, subtle symbols of mokṣa appear: a path of light, a lotus-ladder, and a quiet halo of sattva.","primary_figures":["the Lord (Prabhu) as creator presence (implicit/veiled)","the third created being (golden, mokṣa-pravṛtti-kuśala)"],"setting":"Abstract cosmogonic space—dark-blue void with lotus constellations and a forming mandala-path.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["antique gold","midnight blue","ivory","saffron","smoky violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a veiled divine presence (suggested by a massive gold halo and lotus motifs) emanates a golden-bodied sage/guide; heavy gold leaf, ornate aureoles, rich maroon borders, symbolic lotus steps indicating mokṣa-mārga.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a golden figure emerging from a soft cosmic wash; delicate mandala path painted in fine lines; cool blues contrasted with warm gold, lyrical minimalism and refined expression.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, the golden guide with stylized ornaments and calm gaze; cosmic background with lotus medallions; traditional pigment palette with strong yellows and reds, rhythmic decorative bands.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central golden figure framed by dense lotus vines and floral borders; a stylized ‘path of liberation’ as a garlanded corridor; deep indigo cloth ground with gold and pink lotuses."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low drum pulse (mridangam soft)","tanpura drone","single bell strikes","vast silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्मिन् + अपि → तस्मिन्नपि. सः + अथ → सोऽथ (लिप्यन्तरे ‘सोथ’). तृतीयम् + असृजत् → तृतीयमसृजत्. मोक्ष + प्रवृत्ति + कुशलम् → मोक्षप्रवृत्तिकुशलम्. सुवर्ण + अमयुतः → सुवर्नामयुतः (पाठे ‘सुवर्ना-’ इति रूपान्तरम्).
FAQs
The verse uses the generic epithet prabhuḥ (“the Lord”), which can refer to the supreme deity or the primary creator figure depending on the surrounding passage; identifying the specific deity requires the immediate chapter context.
It indicates competence in guiding or initiating beings into the active course (pravṛtti) that leads toward liberation (mokṣa)—suggesting a role aligned with spiritual instruction, dharma, and soteriological order.
It commonly conveys being endowed with golden brilliance or a golden constitution—often a marker of purity, luminosity, or exalted status in Purāṇic descriptions.