Shloka 46
Cosmic Time, Cycles of Creation and Dissolution, and the Varāha Uplift of Earth
पादेषु वेदास्तव यूपदंष्ट्रा दंतेषु यज्ञाः श्रुतयश्च वक्त्रे । हुताश जिह्वोसि तनूरुहाणि दर्भाः प्रभो यज्ञपुमांस्त्वमेव
pādeṣu vedāstava yūpadaṃṣṭrā daṃteṣu yajñāḥ śrutayaśca vaktre | hutāśa jihvosi tanūruhāṇi darbhāḥ prabho yajñapumāṃstvameva
تمہارے قدموں میں وید ہیں؛ تمہارے دانتوں کے ابھار یُوپ (قربانی کے ستون) ہیں۔ تمہارے دانتوں میں یَجْن ہیں اور تمہارے منہ میں شروتیاں۔ تمہاری زبان ہَوَن کی آگ ہے؛ تمہارے جسم کے بال دَربھا گھاس ہیں۔ اے پرَبھو! یَجْن-پُرُش تو ہی ہے۔
Uncertain from single-verse context (likely a narrator/devotee praising the Yajña-Puruṣa form of Viṣṇu).
Concept: All yajña elements are grounded in the Lord’s being; ritual is meaningful when recognized as participation in Viṣṇu’s cosmic personhood.
Application: Transform daily actions into offerings (īśvara-arpana-buddhi); let discipline (like vrata/niyama) be animated by devotion rather than mere formality.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The Yajña-Puruṣa form of Viṣṇu appears as Varāha-like majesty fused with ritual symbolism: his feet inscribed with Vedic hymns, tusks shaped like yūpa-posts, and his tongue blazing as sacrificial fire. Around him, priests cast offerings into a fire-altar that mirrors his mouth, while darbha-grass patterns ripple across his body like sacred script.","primary_figures":["Viṣṇu as Yajña-Puruṣa","Ṛtviks (Vedic priests)","Attendant sages"],"setting":"A cosmic sacrificial ground where the altar, sky, and body of the Lord interpenetrate; yūpa-posts rise like pillars of light.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["flame orange","sandalwood beige","antique gold","smoke gray","peacock blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Yajña-Puruṣa Viṣṇu with gold leaf highlighting Vedic inscriptions on the feet and halo; tusks rendered as ornate yūpa-posts with carved bands; mouth/altar glowing with gem-like embers; priests in traditional attire offering ghee; rich reds and greens, heavy jewelry, symmetrical altar geometry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: A refined yajña scene with delicate flames and thin smoke curls; Viṣṇu’s body subtly patterned with darbha motifs; yūpa-post tusks stylized yet elegant; cool background with warm fire contrast, lyrical naturalism and fine brushwork.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Boldly outlined Viṣṇu-Yajña form with prominent eyes; tongue as stylized flame; darbha patterns as repeating green motifs; altar and priests arranged in a temple-wall narrative panel, saturated reds/yellows/greens with strong black contours.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Central deity framed by intricate floral borders; repeated darbha and lotus motifs; fire-altar depicted as a decorative mandala; deep blue ground with gold and orange highlights, dense ornamentation and textile-like patterning."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["Vedic chant undertone","crackling fire","wooden ladle taps","temple bells","conch shell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वेदाः+तव→वेदास्तव; श्रुतयः+च→श्रुतयश्च; जिह्वा+असि→जिह्वोसि; यज्ञपुमान्+त्वम्→यज्ञपुमांस्त्वम्; त्वम्+एव→त्वमेव.
FAQs
It identifies the Lord (as Yajña-Puruṣa) with every component of Vedic sacrifice—Vedas, Śruti, fire, posts, and darbha—teaching that worship and ritual ultimately culminate in the Divine.
Yes. The imagery matches the Yajña-Puruṣa concept, commonly associated with Viṣṇu as the cosmic embodiment of sacrifice, where ritual elements are mapped onto the Lord’s body.
It implies reverence and purity in action: if the sacrifice is the Lord’s own body, then ritual, duty, and offerings should be performed with devotion, restraint, and a sense of sacred responsibility.