Shloka 82
The Jyeṣṭha Full-Moon Vow, the Birth of the Maruts, and the Outline of Secondary Creation
Manvantaras
एकचित्तः प्रसन्नात्मा शृणु कौरवनंदन । यामा नाम पुरा देवा आसन्स्वायंभुवांतरे
ekacittaḥ prasannātmā śṛṇu kauravanaṃdana | yāmā nāma purā devā āsansvāyaṃbhuvāṃtare
یکسو دل اور پرسکون روح کے ساتھ سنو، اے خاندانِ کورو کے محبوب۔ قدیم زمانے میں ‘یاما’ نام کے دیوتا سوایمبھوو منونتر کے دوران موجود تھے۔
Pulastya (narrator-sage) addressing Bhīṣma (Kaurava lineage)
Concept: Śravaṇa (devotional listening) requires ekāgratā (single-pointedness) and prasāda (inner clarity).
Application: Before study or japa, quiet the mind: a brief breath practice, then listen/read without multitasking.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Pulastya raises his hand in a gentle teaching gesture while Bhīṣma sits with folded palms, eyes lowered in focused calm. Above them, like a translucent vision, the Yāma devas appear as luminous guardians of an ancient age, arranged in a subtle haloed procession.","primary_figures":["Pulastya","Bhīṣma","Yāma devas (visionary forms)"],"setting":"Hermitage clearing with kusa grass seat, a small water pot, and a softly smoking fire; the sky becomes a screen for manvantara-visions.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["warm amber","sage green","ivory","lapis lazuli","soft vermilion"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Pulastya instructing Bhīṣma in an ornate āśrama pavilion; Bhīṣma with regal yet humble attire; above, Yāma devas in a semicircle with gold leaf halos; heavy gold embellishment on borders, rich reds/greens, traditional iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate teacher-disciple scene under a flowering tree; delicate facial expressions showing serenity; faint celestial figures of Yāmas in pale washes in the sky; cool palette with lyrical landscape and fine detailing.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Pulastya and Bhīṣma in frontal composition with bold outlines; Yāma devas as stylized luminous forms above; red-yellow-green pigments, temple-wall texture, large expressive eyes conveying calm attention.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: devotional listening scene framed by lotus and vine borders; the Yāma devas appear within a circular lotus-mandala overhead; deep blue background with gold highlights, intricate floral motifs and peacocks at corners."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["silence between phrases","tanpura drone","gentle wind in leaves","distant conch (very soft)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कौरवनंदन → कौरव-नन्दन. आसन्स्वायंभुवांतरे → आसन् स्वायम्भुवान्तरे (पदसन्धि). स्वायंभुवांतरे → स्वायम्भुव-अन्तरे (तत्पुरुष).
FAQs
They are a named class or group of deities referenced in Purāṇic cosmology, said here to have existed specifically in the Svāyambhuva Manvantara.
A Manvantara is an epoch ruled by a Manu; Svāyambhuva Manu is the first Manu in standard Purāṇic time-cycles, so the verse places the Yāmas in a very early cosmic period.
The verse frames the teaching method: listen with focused attention (ekacitta) and inner clarity (prasannātmā), implying that receptivity and calmness are prerequisites for understanding sacred history and doctrine.