Shloka 127
Rudra’s Removal of Brahmahatyā; Kapālamocana and Avimukta Māhātmya; Origins of Nara and Karṇa
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त्वं यज्ञस्त्वं वषट्कारः स्वधा त्वं पद्मसंभव । वचनेन तु देवानां शिरश्छिन्नं मया प्रभो
tvaṃ yajñastvaṃ vaṣaṭkāraḥ svadhā tvaṃ padmasaṃbhava | vacanena tu devānāṃ śiraśchinnaṃ mayā prabho
أنت اليَجْنَا، وأنت نداءُ «فَشَتْ» (vaṣaṭ)، وأنت قُربانُ «سْفَدْها» (svadhā)، يا مولودَ اللوتس. ومع ذلك، بكلمتي قُطِعت رؤوسُ الآلهة، يا ربّ.
Uncertain from isolated verse (likely a devotee/agent addressing Brahmā, ‘Padma-sambhava’)
Concept: Ritual identity (yajña, vaṣaṭ, svadhā) is sacred, yet misuse of speech/authority can produce catastrophic adharma and collective suffering.
Application: Guard speech—avoid curses, humiliations, and rash declarations; treat words as karmic acts with real consequences.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"In a celestial assembly charged with ritual energy, the lotus-born Brahmā is hailed as the very substance of sacrifice—yet the air fractures as a terrible pronouncement is made. Divine crowns tumble and severed heads (symbolic, stylized rather than gory) dissolve into sparks of mantra, showing the peril of misdirected sacred speech.","primary_figures":["Brahmā (Padma-sambhava)","assembly of Devas","speaker figure (a powerful deity or agent of vāk)"],"setting":"Celestial court with pillars of light, floating ritual symbols (vaṣaṭ, svadhā) inscribed as glowing syllables","lighting_mood":"dramatic","color_palette":["storm violet","incandescent gold","crimson","ashen white","midnight blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dramatic deva-sabhā with Brahmā centered on a lotus throne, gold-leaf mantra glyphs ‘vaṣaṭ’ and ‘svadhā’ swirling; stylized, non-gory depiction of divine crowns and head-forms dissolving into light; heavy gold ornamentation, rich reds and greens, intense halos, traditional iconographic restraint.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined celestial court with delicate architecture, expressive but restrained faces, symbolic severed head-forms rendered as fading luminous silhouettes, cool blues and purples with gold accents, lyrical clouds framing the tension.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and flat dramatic colors, Brahmā with large eyes, devas in rhythmic rows, mantra syllables as decorative motifs, symbolic ‘cutting’ shown via separated halo-circles rather than gore, temple-wall intensity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central lotus-born Brahmā with ornate borders, swirling mantra motifs, decorative depiction of cosmic disruption using falling crowns and broken garlands, deep blue ground with gold filigree, symmetrical framing despite narrative tension."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["sudden conch blast","thunder-like drum stroke","echoing syllables","tense silence after the line"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यज्ञस्त्वं = यज्ञः + त्वम्; शिरश्छिन्नं = शिरः + छिन्नम् (विसर्ग-सन्धिः)
FAQs
It expresses a Vedic theological idea: the divine is not only the recipient of worship but also the very structure of ritual—its offering (yajña), its sacred utterance (vaṣaṭ), and its oblation-formula (svadhā).
‘Padma-sambhava’ (“Lotus-born”) is a standard epithet of Brahmā, anchoring the address to Brahmā within creation-themed narration typical of the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa.
The line highlights the dangerous potency of speech (vāc) and command—suggesting that even in a sacred cosmos, misuse of authority or utterance can cause grave disruption, calling for restraint and accountability.