Shloka 13
Somārcana — Worship and Pacification of Soma (Moon) within Graha-Rites
अहर्निशं सुधावृष्टिं देहे वर्षत्यधोमुखः । जंतवस्तेन जीवंति महासत्वानुमात्रकाः
aharniśaṃ sudhāvṛṣṭiṃ dehe varṣatyadhomukhaḥ | jaṃtavastena jīvaṃti mahāsatvānumātrakāḥ
دن رات وہ ادھومکھ ہو کر اپنے جسم پر امرت کی بارش برساتا ہے۔ اسی سے جاندار جیتے ہیں—ہر ایک اپنے عظیم سَتْو کے پیمانے کے مطابق۔
Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 80; likely narration within a dialogue frame such as Pulastya → Bhīṣma in Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)
Concept: Life is sustained by a higher, subtle nourishment (soma/nectar) that descends continuously; beings live according to their own capacity (sattva/ojas).
Application: Cultivate gratitude and restraint: recognize that vitality is a trust; protect sources of nourishment (food, water, sleep) and avoid squandering ojas through excess.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vast night-sky mandala shows the Moon as a downward-facing chalice, pouring a fine rain of amṛta onto the world below. The nectar becomes shimmering threads that enter plants, animals, and humans, each receiving only as much as their inner vitality can hold.","primary_figures":["Candra (Soma)","personified Earth (Bhū-devī)","varied jīvas (humans, animals, birds)"],"setting":"Cosmic panorama above an earthly landscape of fields, forests, and a quiet village; the Moon centered in a circular halo like a ritual vessel.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["pearl white","indigo night","silver-blue","pale lotus pink","soft emerald"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Candra as a radiant deity within a circular moon-halo, tilted like a vessel raining amṛta in silver droplets onto Bhū-devī and living beings below; heavy gold leaf on the halo and ornaments, rich crimson and emerald borders, gem-studded jewelry, stylized clouds and lotuses, South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical Himalayan night landscape with delicate brushwork; a serene anthropomorphic Moon-deity above, pouring fine nectar-rain onto terraced fields and forest creatures; cool indigo and silver palette, refined faces, soft mist, tiny stars, poetic naturalism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and natural pigments; Candra with large expressive eyes in a circular aura, amṛta-rain rendered as rhythmic white strokes; Bhū-devī and flora/fauna in layered registers; dominant reds, yellows, greens with deep blue background, temple-wall composition.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: moon-mandala above a lotus-filled landscape; amṛta droplets as pearl-like motifs; intricate floral borders, stylized cows, birds, and vines receiving nourishment; deep indigo ground with gold and white detailing, ornate textile symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","night insects","distant flowing water","gentle tanpura drone","silence between lines"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अहर्निशम् = अहः + निशम् (द्वन्द्व, अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः); वर्षत्यधोमुखः = वर्षति + अधोमुखः; जंतवस्तेन = जन्तवः + तेन; जीवंति = जीवन्ति; महासत्वानुमात्रकाः = महासत्त्व + अणु + मात्रकाः (समास/सन्धि).
FAQs
The verse uses a descriptive epithet rather than a proper name. In Purāṇic cosmological imagery, such terms can refer to a particular cosmic form or locus from which sustaining essence “flows downward.” Identifying the exact referent requires the surrounding verses of Adhyaya 80.
“Sudhā” (nectar) commonly symbolizes life-sustaining essence—divine nourishment, vitality, or the subtle support that maintains beings. The imagery conveys that existence is sustained continuously by a higher, subtle influx rather than by gross means alone.
It implies that receptivity and capacity matter: beings benefit from sustaining grace according to their inherent strength, preparedness, or cultivated vitality (sattva). This can be read as encouragement toward self-cultivation—purity, discipline, and virtue—to increase one’s capacity to receive and sustain life.