Shloka 76
Yayāti’s Summons to Heaven and the Teaching on Old Age, the Five-Element Body, and Self–Body Discernment
यावद्रसस्य चाधिक्यं तावज्जीवः प्रशांतिमान् । चरित्वा तादृशं वह्निः क्षुधारूपेण वर्तते
yāvadrasasya cādhikyaṃ tāvajjīvaḥ praśāṃtimān | caritvā tādṛśaṃ vahniḥ kṣudhārūpeṇa vartate
جب تک رَس کی زیادتی رہتی ہے تب تک جیو (جاندار) پرسکون رہتا ہے؛ مگر جب وہ حالت گزر جاتی ہے تو اندر کی آگ بھوک کی صورت میں کام کرتی ہے۔
Unspecified (context-dependent within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa Adhyaya 64)
Concept: Equanimity depends on balance of nourishment; when rasa declines, the same inner fire manifests as hunger—showing how physiological lack can disturb peace and drive action.
Application: Notice how irritability and restlessness often track hunger or depletion; plan simple, sattvic nourishment especially during vrata so devotion remains calm rather than strained.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A calm figure sits in meditation with a full, luminous aura when rasa is abundant; beside it, the same figure appears slightly gaunt, with the navel-flame sharper and more restless, symbolizing hunger. The rishi explains this duality to the king, emphasizing balance rather than indulgence.","primary_figures":["a teaching rishi","a listening king","symbolic meditating figure (two-state depiction)"],"setting":"Quiet hermitage veranda with a view of fields and a simple kitchen hearth in the background","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["soft ochre","pale gold","smoke blue","earth brown","sage green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: diptych-like composition—left: serene meditating figure with smooth gold aura; right: intensified navel-flame and subtle tension lines; rishi and king at center pointing to the contrast; gold leaf halos, rich reds/greens, ornate borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: gentle narrative contrast with delicate shading—peaceful face versus slightly strained face; subtle flame at navel; rishi instructing king under a tree canopy; cool palette, refined expressions, lyrical naturalism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined two-panel figure showing calm and hunger; strong warm yellows and reds for the inner fire; rishi and king in teaching posture; decorative border motifs, temple-wall aesthetic.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic lotus-aura for calm state and flame-lotus for hunger state; floral borders; deep blue ground with gold highlights; small Vishnu chakra motif above to suggest dharmic regulation of bodily drives."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft wind","distant birds","low tanpura drone","occasional bell chime"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यावत् + रसस्य → यावद्रसस्य; च + आधिक्यम् → चाधिक्यम्; तावत् + जीवः → तावज्जीवः।
FAQs
Here ‘rasa’ is best read as the nourishing bodily essence—sap/juice that sustains the system. When it is plentiful, the body-mind stays settled; when it declines, hunger arises.
The verse frames hunger as the manifestation of inner digestive/metabolic fire: when nourishment is no longer in surplus, that fire appears as the felt need to eat.
A practical lesson is moderation and attentiveness to bodily signals: tranquility is linked to balanced nourishment, while hunger is a natural function of agni—neither to be indulged blindly nor ignored.