Shloka 38
Rudra’s Removal of Brahmahatyā; Kapālamocana and Avimukta Māhātmya; Origins of Nara and Karṇa
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स एष पुरुषो रौद्रो यो मया वेदितस्तव । विष्णुहुंकाररचितमोहनिद्रां प्रवेशितः
sa eṣa puruṣo raudro yo mayā veditastava | viṣṇuhuṃkāraracitamohanidrāṃ praveśitaḥ
„Dies ist jener grimmige Mann, von dem ich dich unterrichtete; er ist in den trügerischen Schlaf eingetreten, gewirkt durch Viṣṇus heiligen Huṃkāra.“
Unspecified narrator/speaker (context not provided in the single-verse input)
Concept: Even the fiercest force is subdued by Viṣṇu’s māyā and mantra-śakti; divine sound can bind, pacify, and redirect destructive potency.
Application: When anger or agitation rises, apply ‘mantra-like’ restraint—breath, sacred repetition, and deliberate pause—to enter a calming ‘sleep’ of impulses and regain clarity.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: वेदितस्तव = वेदितः + तव; विष्णुहुंकाररचितमोहनिद्रां = विष्णु + हुंकार + रचित + मोहनिद्राम् (समास/सन्धि); प्रवेशितः कर्मणि-प्रयोगे क्त-रूपम्।
FAQs
“Huṃkāra” refers to the potent syllable “huṃ,” treated in Purāṇic literature as a forceful divine utterance. Here it signifies Viṣṇu’s mantra-like power that can subdue or immobilize a being by inducing an enchanted state.
Mohanidrā is an induced, illusion-based sleep—an expression of māyā—used to restrain or pacify a fierce entity without direct destruction. It highlights divine control over consciousness and delusion.
The verse implies that uncontrolled fierceness can be checked not only by force but by higher spiritual power and discernment; it also cautions that consciousness can be overtaken by delusion, underscoring the need for vigilance and divine refuge.