Shloka 94
The Jyeṣṭha Full-Moon Vow, the Birth of the Maruts, and the Outline of Secondary Creation
Manvantaras
मन्वंतरं चतुर्थं तु तामसं नाम विश्रुतं । कपिः पृथुस्तथैवाग्निरकपिः कविरेव च
manvaṃtaraṃ caturthaṃ tu tāmasaṃ nāma viśrutaṃ | kapiḥ pṛthustathaivāgnirakapiḥ kavireva ca
چوتھا منونتر ‘تامس’ کے نام سے مشہور ہے؛ اور اس میں کپی، پرتھو، اگنی، اکپی اور کَوی کا ذکر آتا ہے۔
Unspecified (narratorial voice within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa’s Manvantara listing context)
Concept: Cosmic history moves through manvantaras; even tamas has a governed place within divine order.
Application: When life feels ‘tāmasa’ (heavy, confused), remember it is a phase; respond with small sattvic acts and devotion to reorient.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A great wheel of time turns in the sky, its fourth segment shaded in deep indigo and smoky gray—‘Tāmasa’—yet rimmed with a thin line of gold signifying divine governance. Within that segment stand Kapi, Pṛthu, Agni, Akapi, and Kavi as archetypal figures: one simian-faced, one regal earth-king, one blazing fire-bodied, one shadowed counterpart, and one poet-sage holding a palm-leaf manuscript.","primary_figures":["Personified Tāmasa Manvantara (as time-wheel)","Kapi","Pṛthu","Agni","Akapi","Kavi"],"setting":"Celestial time-wheel mandala with segmented epochs, floating above a faintly seen earth-sphere.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["deep indigo","charcoal gray","antique gold","ember orange","pale silver"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a large circular kāla-chakra with the fourth segment labeled ‘Tāmasa’; gold leaf on the wheel rim and halos; Kapi (simian aspect) and Pṛthu (royal) flanking Agni (fiery deity) at center; Akapi rendered as a darker mirrored figure; Kavi as a sage with manuscript; rich reds and greens in garments, ornate arch border, gem-like highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a night-sky mandala wheel with subtle gradients; figures arranged with refined elegance—Agni as a warm glow, Kavi as a gentle scholar-sage; minimal ornament, cool palette with ember accents; delicate linework and lyrical composition.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined kāla-chakra; Agni in vivid red/orange with stylized flames; Kapi and Akapi contrasted in color blocks; Pṛthu as a crowned king; Kavi with palm-leaf; strong yellow-red-green palette, temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: circular time-wheel like a lotus rosette; the Tāmasa petal in indigo with gold dots; figures placed on petals; ornate floral borders, peacocks at corners, deep blue ground with gold highlights."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["low temple drum","conch shell (soft)","wind hush","distant bell chime"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मन्वंतरं = मन्वन्तरम्; तथैवाग्निः = तथा + एव + अग्निः; अग्निरकपिः = अग्निः + अकपिः; कविरेव = कविः + एव
FAQs
It is identified as the fourth Manvantara (a cosmic epoch presided over by a Manu), here specifically named “Tāmasa,” as part of the Purāṇic chronology of successive Manu-eras.
They are proper names listed in connection with the Tāmasa Manvantara; the verse functions as a catalog-style enumeration rather than a narrative explanation in itself.
Its purpose is cosmological organization: it situates events and figures within a specific Manvantara, supporting the Purāṇic framework of time-cycles and genealogical/cosmic ordering.