Shloka 163
Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu
Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration
सुराष्ट्राश्च सबाह्लीकाश्शूद्राभीरास्तथैव च । भोजाः पांड्याश्च वंगाश्च कलिंगास्ताम्रलिप्तकाः
surāṣṭrāśca sabāhlīkāśśūdrābhīrāstathaiva ca | bhojāḥ pāṃḍyāśca vaṃgāśca kaliṃgāstāmraliptakāḥ
Ebenso (sind dort) die Menschen aus Surāṣṭra samt den Bāhlīkas; gleicherweise die Śūdras und die Ābhīras; die Bhojas, die Pāṇḍyas, die Vaṅgas, die Kaliṅgas und die Leute von Tāmralipta.
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 45).
Concept: Dharma and divine governance encompass all peoples and regions; sacred history is not local but civilizational and cosmic.
Application: Cultivate respect for diverse cultures and pilgrim traditions; see spiritual practice as inclusive—extend hospitality to travelers and honor regional forms of devotion.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stylized ancient map unfurls like a sacred manuscript, with labeled regions radiating from a central lotus-compass. Miniature vignettes show coastal ports, fertile deltas, southern temples, and western deserts—each with distinct attire and banners representing Surāṣṭra, Vaṅga, Kaliṅga, Pāṇḍya, and Tāmralipta.","primary_figures":["Personifications of Janapadas (regional guardians)","Scribes/sages compiling the cosmography"],"setting":"Manuscript-cartography tableau: palm-leaf or birch-bark folios, inked borders, compass-lotus, tiny regional scenes arranged in a mandala-like geography.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["indigo ink","parchment tan","vermilion","malachite green","burnished gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a mandala-map with a central lotus, gold-leaf borders and embossed region panels; each janapada shown as a small icon—coastal ships for Tāmralipta, temple gopuram motifs for Pāṇḍya, river-delta patterns for Vaṅga, warrior banners for Kaliṅga—rich reds/greens, gem-like highlights, symmetrical sacred-cartographic composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate manuscript scene with a sage pointing to a painted map; fine linework labels for Surāṣṭra, Vaṅga, Kaliṅga, Pāṇḍya; soft washes, refined figures, lyrical landscape vignettes in each corner, subtle mountain and coastline cues.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold-outlined cartographic mandala with region emblems; flat color blocks and rhythmic patterns; stylized boats, palms, and temple forms; warm lamp-lit palette with reds, yellows, greens and strong black contours.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a decorative ‘bhū-maṇḍala’ textile with lotus borders and repeating floral motifs; regions represented as patterned panels with peacocks, cows, ships, and temple silhouettes; deep blue ground with gold and vermilion detailing, intricate border work."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["page-turning hush","tanpura drone","soft bell punctuations","distant conch","ambient hall resonance"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सुराष्ट्राश्च = सुराष्ट्राः + च; सबाह्लीकाश्शूद्राभीराः = सबाह्लीकाः + शूद्राभीराः (विसर्ग/सकार-सन्धि: ः/ः + श → श्श); तथैव = तथा + एव; वंगाश्च = वंगाः + च; कलिंगास्ताम्रलिप्तकाः = कलिंगाः + ताम्रलिप्तकाः (आः + त → आस्त).
FAQs
It enumerates regional peoples/kingdoms (janapadas) such as Surāṣṭra, Bāhlīka, Vaṅga, Kaliṅga, and Tāmralipta, reflecting the Purāṇic mapping of the subcontinent and its neighboring regions.
Not directly. This specific verse functions as a geographic-ethnographic listing; any devotional or ethical teaching would depend on the surrounding narrative context of Adhyaya 45.
Surāṣṭra is commonly linked with Saurashtra (western India); Bāhlīka with Bactria (northwest); Pāṇḍya with far-southern Tamil regions; Vaṅga with Bengal; Kaliṅga with coastal Odisha/Andhra; and Tāmralipta with an ancient port region in Bengal (often associated with Tamluk).