Shloka 113
Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu
Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration
मुद्गरैः कूटपाशैश्च शिलोलूखलपर्वतैः । शतघ्नीभिश्च दीप्ताभिर्दंडैरपि सुदारुणैः
mudgaraiḥ kūṭapāśaiśca śilolūkhalaparvataiḥ | śataghnībhiśca dīptābhirdaṃḍairapi sudāruṇaiḥ
Mit Hämmern, mit Schlingen und Fallen; mit Felsen, Mörsern und Bergen; mit lodernden Śataghnī-Waffen und mit überaus grausamen Stäben dazu.
Unspecified (verse fragment; surrounding narrative needed to confirm the speaker, typically within Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue in Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa sections).
Concept: Adharma weaponizes even the ordinary (stones, mortars) into instruments of harm; the mind without dharma turns everything into a tool for violence.
Application: Audit how you ‘weaponize’ resources—status, knowledge, speech—against others; convert them into service and protection instead.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The battlefield becomes a quarry of destruction: boulders and mortar-stones whirl through the air, entire hillocks lifted as missiles. Blazing śataghnī devices glow like iron furnaces, while cruel staffs swing in heavy arcs, leaving dust rings and shattered earth.","primary_figures":["Daityas (heavy-weapon wielders)","fallen chariots/standards (environmental elements)"],"setting":"Rugged battlefield strewn with rocks and broken siege devices; distant smoke columns.","lighting_mood":"fiery glare amid dust-haze","color_palette":["burnt umber","smoke gray","molten orange","deep maroon","dull gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: asuras lifting boulders and mortar-stones, śataghnī rendered with glowing red enamel-like highlights, gold-leaf accents on weapon rims, thick ornamental borders, dramatic ground cracks stylized in rhythmic patterns.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: dynamic diagonals of flying stones, delicate dust clouds, glowing śataghnī with fine stippled embers, muted earth palette with sharp orange highlights, expressive motion captured with elegant linework.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold silhouettes of asuras hoisting mountains, stylized flames around śataghnī, strong red/yellow/green pigments, black-outline emphasis on weight and impact, temple narrative clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornamental border of flame and stone motifs, central circular swirl of dust like a floral mandala, glowing śataghnī as jewel-like forms, deep maroon ground with gold detailing and patterned textiles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"forceful","sound_elements":["heavy impacts","cracking earth","roaring flames","war drums"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कूटपाशैश्च = कूटपाशैः + च; शिलोलूखलपर्वतैः = शिला + उलूखल + पर्वतैः (समास/समाहार); शतघ्नीभिश्च = शतघ्नीभिः + च; दीप्ताभिर्दंडैरपि = दीप्ताभिः + दण्डैः + अपि
FAQs
Śataghnī literally means “slayer of a hundred” and is used for a heavy missile/weapon or war-engine; here it indicates formidable, destructive weaponry described as “blazing.”
The vocabulary fits both contexts (battle imagery and punitive imagery). Without the immediately preceding and following verses, the precise setting (war, threat, or karmic punishment) cannot be fixed.
Such catalogues typically underscore the terror of हिंसा (violence) and the gravity of adharma, serving as a deterrent by vividly portraying the consequences or the horrors of aggression.