Shloka 193
The Tārakāmaya War: Divine Mustering, Māyā Countermeasures, Aurva Fire, and Viṣṇu’s Slaying of Kālanemi
युगैर्यंत्रैश्च निर्मुक्तैर्लांगलैरुग्रताडितैः । दोर्भिरायतमानैश्च पाशैश्च परिघादिभिः
yugairyaṃtraiśca nirmuktairlāṃgalairugratāḍitaiḥ | dorbhirāyatamānaiśca pāśaiśca parighādibhiḥ
Durch Joche und Vorrichtungen losgelassen, heftig von Pflugscharen getroffen, von Armen auseinandergezogen und mit Schlingen, Riegeln und ähnlichen Geräten gebunden.
Unspecified (context required from surrounding verses to confirm the dialogue pair)
Concept: Bondage is not only physical—devices, yokes, and nooses symbolize how beings are constrained when overpowered by tamas and coercive systems.
Application: Identify ‘yokes’ in one’s life—habits, compulsions, toxic obligations—and loosen them through disciplined choices and devotional grounding.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"War machines creak as yokes and devices release projectiles; ploughshares—turned into weapons—slam down with brutal force. In the foreground, captives are stretched by strong arms and bound with thick nooses and iron bars, the scene emphasizing coercion and constraint.","primary_figures":["Daitya captors","bound warriors/captives","engine operators"],"setting":"battlefield edge near a makeshift siege camp with wooden frames, ropes, and iron fittings","lighting_mood":"harsh, smoky daylight","color_palette":["dusty ochre","rope brown","gunmetal gray","smoke white","dark maroon"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central figure bound by ornate pāśa ropes, flanked by daityas operating yoke-like devices; gold leaf on iron bars and fittings, rich red and green garments, stylized tension lines showing stretching arms, decorative yet grim composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: detailed mechanical contraptions with fine brushwork, diagonal composition showing stretched ropes and nooses, subdued earth palette, expressive faces conveying fear and cruelty, sparse trees and distant hills under a pale smoky sky.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines of ropes and bars forming rhythmic patterns, daityas in iconic stances pulling pāśas, ploughshare weapon emphasized with thick contour, flat pigments and temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic tableau—interlaced rope patterns forming a lattice over the scene, lotus motifs partially strangled by noose-like vines, deep indigo background with gold linework, minimal figures but strong ornamental geometry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"grave","sound_elements":["rope creaks","wooden frame groans","distant drums","wind through dust","tense silence between impacts"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: युगैः+यन्त्रैः→युगैर्यन्त्रैः; यन्त्रैः+च→यन्त्रैश्च; निर्मुक्तैः+लाङ्गलैः→निर्मुक्तैर्लाङ्गलैः; लाङ्गलैः+उग्रताडितैः→लाङ्गलैरुग्रताडितैः; दोर्भिः+आयतमानैः→दोर्भिरायतमानैः; आयतमानैः+च→आयतमानैश्च; पाशैः+च→पाशैश्च
FAQs
It presents a vivid description of coercion and restraint—using yokes, mechanical devices, ploughshares, arms, nooses, and bars—suggesting forceful subjugation or punishment in a narrative context.
Not directly; it is primarily descriptive. Any devotional or ethical teaching would depend on the surrounding narrative (who is being restrained and why).
On its own it functions as a stark depiction of violence and bondage, prompting reflection on the consequences of actions that lead to such restraint; the specific moral framing requires the immediate context.