Shloka 61
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
चक्षुषोरपि गंधर्वा अधस्तात्सर्वजंतवः । देवाः पितृगणाः सर्वे गंधर्वा जंतवस्तथा
cakṣuṣorapi gaṃdharvā adhastātsarvajaṃtavaḥ | devāḥ pitṛgaṇāḥ sarve gaṃdharvā jaṃtavastathā
จากดวงตาทั้งสองก็มีเหล่าคันธรรพ์บังเกิดขึ้น และเบื้องล่างนั้นเป็นสรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวง ที่นั่นมีเหล่าเทวะและหมู่ปิตฤทั้งสิ้น และมีคันธรรพ์กับสรรพชีวิตอื่น ๆ ด้วย
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Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चक्षुषोरपि = चक्षुषोः + अपि; अधस्तात्सर्वजन्तवः = अधस्तात् + सर्वजन्तवः; जन्तवस्तथा = जन्तवः + तथा.
FAQs
It describes a creation sequence and ordering of classes of beings—mentioning Gandharvas arising from the eyes, and situating gods, Pitṛs, Gandharvas, and other creatures within a layered cosmological scheme.
Gandharvas are celestial musicians and attendants in Purāṇic cosmology. Their association with the eyes symbolically connects them with beauty, perception, and aesthetic experience—common Purāṇic motifs used to map beings to cosmic/body-based origins.
The verse frames life as part of an ordered, interconnected cosmos where different beings have distinct roles and origins, encouraging humility and a sense of place within a larger sacred creation.