Shloka 14
The Burning of Tripura and the Sacred Greatness of Amarakāṇṭaka
Jvāleśvara on the Narmadā
तेषां बलं च बुद्धिश्च हरक्रोधेन नाशितम् । संवर्तको नाम वायुर्युगांतप्रतिमो महान्
teṣāṃ balaṃ ca buddhiśca harakrodhena nāśitam | saṃvartako nāma vāyuryugāṃtapratimo mahān
Ihre Kraft und ihre Einsicht wurden durch Haras Zorn vernichtet. Da erhob sich der mächtige Wind namens Saṃvartaka, schrecklich wie das Ende eines Yuga.
Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Svarga-khaṇḍa dialogues)
Concept: Worldly strength and even intelligence collapse under divine wrath when severed from dharma; pralaya-forces remind beings to seek the imperishable refuge.
Application: Cultivate steady devotion and ethical clarity before crises; when ‘winds’ of change arrive, surrender ego, simplify life, and hold to mantra and service.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A titanic cyclone—Saṃvartaka—erupts around Tripura, tearing banners, uprooting towers, and turning jeweled palaces into spiraling debris. The inhabitants’ faces show the moment intelligence fails: eyes wide, hands slack, as Hara’s wrath is felt like a pressure in the air; the sky darkens as if the yuga itself is ending.","primary_figures":["Saṃvartaka wind (personified as a colossal vortex-deity)","Tripura inhabitants","implied Hara (Rudra) as distant wrathful presence"],"setting":"Aerial city collapsing amid storm clouds; fragments of architecture whirling through a darkened firmament.","lighting_mood":"eclipse-dark with lightning rips","color_palette":["storm charcoal","lightning white","iron blue","ember red","dusty gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dramatic central vortex of Saṃvartaka rendered with swirling gold-leaf accents; Tripura’s ornate towers breaking apart with jewel-like fragments; figures in dynamic poses of terror; rich reds and greens contrasted with dark storm tones; iconic wrathful aura suggesting Hara’s krodha.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: sweeping diagonal composition of wind currents; delicate yet intense depiction of collapsing aerial architecture; lightning threads in pale white; subdued palette with sharp highlights; expressive faces capturing the loss of buddhi and bala.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines forming a massive spiral wind; patterned palace blocks being lifted; stylized lightning and cloud bands; strong reds/yellows/greens with deep blue-black background; narrative energy like a temple-wall apocalypse panel.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: dense swirling floral-border transformed into storm spirals; central vortex motif with gold detailing; Tripura architecture as patterned fragments; deep indigo ground with white lightning accents; intricate repetition to convey yuga-end magnitude."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["roaring wind","thunder","cracking wood","conch blast","drum crescendos"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: बुद्धिश्च = बुद्धिः + च; वायुर् = वायुः + (युगान्त...); युगांतप्रतिमो = युग-अन्त-प्रतिमः (o-ending sandhi in pada).
FAQs
Hara is Śiva. His wrath symbolizes irresistible divine force that can overturn worldly power and even mental clarity when cosmic order is challenged.
Saṃvartaka is a fearsome, world-ending wind associated with dissolution imagery—evoking the catastrophic conditions likened to the close of a yuga.
The verse warns that arrogance and opposition to dharma can lead to the collapse of both power (bala) and judgment (buddhi), highlighting humility before divine law.