Shloka 12
The Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
सत्युवाच । ऐरावतं समारूढो देवराजः शतक्रतुः । पत्न्या शच्या सहायातः कृतावासः शतक्रतुः
satyuvāca | airāvataṃ samārūḍho devarājaḥ śatakratuḥ | patnyā śacyā sahāyātaḥ kṛtāvāsaḥ śatakratuḥ
قال ساتيا: جاء ملك الآلهة شتاكرتو (إندرا) راكبًا إيرافاتا، ومعه زوجته شاتشي؛ وكان الحكيم كرتافاسا حاضرًا أيضًا.
Satya
Concept: Ritual acts draw cosmic participation; dharma is envisioned as a bridge between worlds.
Application: Treat sacred commitments (worship, vows, service) as invitations to your ‘higher faculties’: discipline, clarity, and humility—arrive together like Indra with Śacī (power with propriety).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Indra descends in regal procession, seated upon the white, four-tusked Airāvata, clouds curling around them like a moving throne. Śacī sits beside him in jeweled grace, while sages and priests look up from the altar as the sky seems to open into the pavilion.","primary_figures":["Indra (Śatakratu)","Airāvata","Śacī (Indrāṇī)","Kṛtāvāsa (sage)","priests and devas"],"setting":"Above and within the yajña pavilion—cloud-banked sky meeting a decorated maṇḍapa, with the altar visible below and attendants holding fly-whisks and banners.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["pearl white","storm-cloud gray","electric blue","marigold gold","ruby red"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Indra on Airāvata centered with a radiant halo, Śacī adorned with heavy gold jewelry, attendants with chamara fans; gold leaf on crowns, tusks, and ornaments; rich red-green textiles, ornate arch and lotus border, gem-like detailing on Airāvata’s caparison.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: airy composition with Indra and Śacī on a softly shaded Airāvata emerging from clouds, delicate linework on jewelry and elephant trappings, cool blues and grays, small figures below in the pavilion looking upward, lyrical landscape hints at the horizon.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines of Airāvata with stylized tusks, Indra and Śacī in frontal grandeur, saturated blues and yellows, patterned ornaments, rhythmic cloud motifs, temple-wall symmetry and decorative borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Indra’s arrival framed by lotus and floral borders, Airāvata patterned with intricate motifs, deep indigo sky with gold stars, peacocks on pavilion edges, ceremonial banners and garlands rendered in dense ornamentation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","kettledrums (dundubhi)","wind through clouds","temple bells","crowd murmur of awe"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सत्युवाच = सती + उवाच; पत्न्या शच्या सहायातः = पत्न्या + शच्या + सह + आयातः; अन्यत्र स्पष्ट-सन्धि नहीं।
FAQs
Śatakratu is an epithet of Indra, meaning the one renowned for (or associated with) a hundred sacrifices (śata-kratu).
Airāvata is Indra’s divine elephant and a standard emblem of Indra’s royal, heavenly authority in Purāṇic narration.
The verse subtly reinforces Purāṇic ideals of order and rightful companionship—divine authority is portrayed as arriving with proper support (Śacī) and in the presence of sages, aligning power with dharma and counsel.