Shloka 66
Slaying of Andhaka; Hymn to the Sun; Glory of Brahmins; Gayatri Nyasa and Pranayama
दीनस्य देव कृपणस्य भवेभवे मे मग्नस्य चारुदविचार मनोरथानि । शश्वद्यतीश्वर शशी करकंकघोरोत्पातो जरामरणशोकरुगांतरस्य
dīnasya deva kṛpaṇasya bhavebhave me magnasya cārudavicāra manorathāni | śaśvadyatīśvara śaśī karakaṃkaghorotpāto jarāmaraṇaśokarugāṃtarasya
يا ربّ، إنّي بائسٌ عاجزٌ في ميلادٍ بعد ميلاد، غارقٌ في السمسارا؛ ومع ذلك تنهض فيّ خواطرُ جميلةٌ دقيقةٌ وأمنيات. يا سيّد الزهّاد الأزلي، كن لي كالقمر: مُبدِّدًا مباركًا لِشؤم هذه الحال—الشيخوخة والموت والحزن وكثرة الأسقام الباطنة.
Unspecified (a devotee/supplicant voice within the narrative context)
Concept: A devotee confesses helplessness in saṃsāra and seeks divine grace to dispel the omens of aging, death, sorrow, and inner disease—transforming fear into auspiciousness.
Application: Name your suffering without self-hatred; ask for clarity and steadiness; adopt daily disciplines (sunrise prayer, ethical living, moderation) as ‘auspicious dispellers’ of inner turmoil.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A lone devotee kneels at the edge of a dark, swirling ocean symbolizing saṃsāra, with faint silhouettes of old age and death looming like omens in the mist. Above, Sūrya appears not as harsh fire but as a compassionate orb with a cool, moonlike gentleness, sending a beam that dissolves shadowy ailments into clear air.","primary_figures":["Sūrya (as compassionate deity)","supplicant devotee","personifications of jarā and mṛtyu (shadow forms)"],"setting":"Twilight shoreline of a symbolic ocean of existence; distant horizon where light breaks through clouds.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["smoky charcoal","cool silver","pale gold","deep teal","soft saffron"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: devotee in humble posture before a radiant yet gentle Sūrya; gold leaf beam cutting through dark clouds; stylized omens (jarā, mṛtyu) as subdued shadow figures at the margins; rich maroon border, ornate arch, embossed highlights on the divine halo and lotus motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: poetic twilight seascape with delicate washes; the devotee small against vast nature; Sūrya rendered as a soft disc with a pale golden ray; shadow-omens dissolve into mist; refined facial expression of dainya and hope, cool palette with warm focal light.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: symbolic ocean as patterned bands; devotee with expressive eyes and folded hands; Sūrya above with stylized halo, a single ray as a bold graphic element; omens as dark decorative forms receding; strong reds/yellows/greens balanced with black outlines.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central beam of light as a vertical axis; lotus and vine motifs framing the devotee; omens depicted as stylized dark floral knots unraveling into petals; deep indigo cloth ground with gold and silver detailing, devotional symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["soft tanpura drone","gentle bell","night insects","distant water","long pauses"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भवेभवे → भवे + भवे (repetition); सुचिरकालमुपास्यभक्ताः (not here); करकंकघोरोत्पातो → करकङ्क + घोर + उत्पातः; शश्वद्यतीश्वर → शश्वत् + यतीश्वर.
FAQs
It is a devotional prayer describing the soul’s helplessness across repeated births and asking the Lord to remove the terrifying conditions of saṃsāra—old age, death, grief, and inner afflictions.
The moon is a traditional symbol of cooling relief and auspiciousness; the verse asks the Lord to act as a dispeller of dreadful omens and suffering, bringing calm and spiritual clarity.
It emphasizes humility and honest self-assessment: recognizing one’s entanglement in worldly desire while turning toward divine refuge as the remedy for suffering.