Shloka 140115
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, Puṣkara-Creation Imagery, Madhu–Kaiṭabha, and Early Genealogies
सांप्रतं भूतभव्यं च शृणु राजन्यथातथं । अव्यक्तो व्यक्तलिंगस्थो य एष भगवान्प्रभुः
sāṃprataṃ bhūtabhavyaṃ ca śṛṇu rājanyathātathaṃ | avyakto vyaktaliṃgastho ya eṣa bhagavānprabhuḥ
大王啊，请依次听我说现在、过去与未来：那位至福的主、至上的君王，虽为不显，却安住于显现的诸相（造化之标志）之中。
Unspecified narrator addressing a king (rājan) in dialogue context
Concept: The Lord is avyakta (unmanifest) yet present within the manifest signs/forms of creation; He spans time—past, present, future—in ordered comprehension.
Application: Practice seeing the divine presence within ordinary ‘marks’—duty, relationships, nature—without reducing God to mere material forms; cultivate time-awareness (impermanence) to deepen surrender and ethical living.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cosmic teaching scene where the king sits before a sage, and behind them unfurls a vast mandala of time: three concentric rings labeled past, present, and future, each filled with subtle symbols of creation. At the center, an unseen radiance (the avyakta) shines through the silhouettes of manifest forms—stars, beings, and elemental emblems—showing the Lord abiding within ‘vyakta-liṅgas’ without being confined by them.","primary_figures":["a teaching sage/narrator","a king (rājan)","symbolic presence of Bhagavān as central radiance"],"setting":"hermitage foreground opening into a visionary cosmic mandala of time and creation","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["midnight blue","silver","amber","violet","soft gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: sage instructing a king with a gold-leaf cosmic mandala behind them—three rings for past/present/future, central avyakta radiance rendered as embossed gold aura, manifest symbols (planets, lotus, conch, elemental icons) in jewel tones, ornate borders and traditional iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined hermitage scene with a translucent cosmic vision in the sky—concentric time rings and delicate stars, subtle washes of blue and violet, gentle expressions of wonder on the listeners, fine linework for symbolic ‘liṅgas’ of creation.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold concentric circles of time behind the figures, stylized planets and elemental motifs, central unmanifest glow as a bright yellow-gold disc, strong outlines and flat pigments, didactic clarity with temple-wall gravitas.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate circular mandala dominating the composition, lotus borders and repeating motifs, central radiance with Vishnu symbols subtly embedded, deep indigo cloth background with gold highlights, narrative figures at the bottom in devotional posture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low tanpura","soft bell punctuations","wind hush","distant conch","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: राजन्यथातथं = राजन् + यथा + तथा; भगवान्प्रभुः = भगवान् + प्रभुः.
FAQs
It expresses that the Supreme Lord is transcendent and not directly perceptible as an object (unmanifest), yet is immanent—present and knowable through the observable order, qualities, and marks of creation (manifest signs).
It frames a cosmological or theological exposition that will explain events across time—how divine sovereignty relates to what has been, what is, and what will be—presented systematically ('yathātatham').
Since the Lord pervades the manifest world while remaining beyond it, one should cultivate reverence and discernment—seeing divine order in creation and listening attentively to sacred instruction as a basis for right conduct and devotion.