Shloka 126
The Tārakāmaya War: Divine Mustering, Māyā Countermeasures, Aurva Fire, and Viṣṇu’s Slaying of Kālanemi
त्वया समो न लोकेस्मिन्विद्यते शिशिरायुधः । क्षयवृद्धीतवाव्यक्तेसागरेचैवचांबरे
tvayā samo na lokesminvidyate śiśirāyudhaḥ | kṣayavṛddhītavāvyaktesāgarecaivacāṃbare
O Träger der kühlen Waffe, niemand in dieser Welt ist dir gleich. In dir—dem Unoffenbaren—sind Schwinden und Wachsen gegenwärtig, im Ozean wie auch am Himmel.
Unclear from isolated verse (context needed from surrounding verses in Adhyaya 41).
Concept: The supreme principle is incomparable and pervades both manifest change (increase/decrease) and the unmanifest ground of being.
Application: Hold success and loss as movements within a larger order; cultivate steadiness by remembering the unmanifest support behind changing conditions.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vast night-ocean merges seamlessly into an infinite sky, both shimmering with a cool, silvery presence. At the horizon, an unmanifest luminous form suggests the deity’s pervasion—waves rise and fall as if breathing, while the heavens subtly mirror the same rhythm of increase and decrease.","primary_figures":["Soma (Moon-deity)","cosmic personification of Avyakta (suggested, non-anthropomorphic aura)"],"setting":"Cosmic seascape where sāgara and ambara meet; faint constellations and a silver path across water.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["silver white","deep indigo","pearl gray","sea-green","soft lavender"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Soma as a regal deity with a crescent crown and cool aura seated above a stylized ocean, gold leaf halo radiating in concentric rings; rich crimson and emerald borders, gem-studded ornaments, the sea and sky rendered as patterned bands symbolizing increase and decrease, traditional South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a lyrical moonlit ocean under a vast indigo sky, Soma depicted delicately with refined features and a pale halo; subtle gradients, fine brushwork on rippling water, distant horizon haze, poetic minimalism emphasizing the unmanifest presence.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and natural pigments; Soma with large expressive eyes and crescent diadem, seated on a stylized cloud above patterned waves; strong red-yellow-green palette tempered by cool whites, temple-wall compositional balance, symbolic bands for ocean and sky.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central moon-disc with a hare motif hinted within, surrounded by lotus borders and swirling cloud patterns; deep blue ground with gold highlights, stylized waves below, intricate floral frames, devotional symmetry emphasizing cool radiance over the cosmic waters."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","distant conch shell","gentle flowing water","night insects","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: लोकेस्मिन् = लोके + अस्मिन्; (IAST lokesminvidyate = लोके अस्मिन् विद्यते); क्षयवृद्धीतव = क्षयवृद्धी + तव; तवाव्यक्ते = तव + अव्यक्ते; अव्यक्तेसागरे = अव्यक्ते + सागरे; सागरेच = सागरे + च; चैव = च + एव; एवचांबरे = एव + च + अम्बरे.
FAQs
It portrays growth and decline (vṛddhi and kṣaya) as operating within the unmanifest principle, visible through natural domains like the ocean and the sky.
The epithet is context-dependent; without adjacent verses, the specific deity/person cannot be identified confidently from this single shloka alone.
It models reverent praise: recognizing a supreme principle as unequalled and as the hidden basis behind observable changes in nature.