Shloka 57

Gajendra's Deliverance — Gajendra’s Deliverance and the Protective Power of Remembrance (Japa)

Devanagari script

एकाय लोकत्त्वाय परतः परमात्मने नमः सहस्रशिरसे अनन्ताय महात्मने

Transliteration

ekāya lokattvāya parataḥ paramātmane namaḥ sahasraśirase anantāya mahātmane

Translation

{"scene_description": "A circle of Veda-knowing ṛṣis chant a stuti to the supreme lotus-eyed Lord, while Brahmā and other devas stand in reverent refuge behind them.", "primary_figures": ["Viṣṇu (as supreme Lord)", "Ṛṣis (veda-pāragāḥ)", "Brahmā", "Devas"], "setting": "An idealized celestial assembly with Vedic altars and luminous sky, suggesting the transcendence of the praised deity.", "color_palette": ["deep blue", "gold", "white", "saffron", "emerald"], "tanjore_prompt": "Tanjore style, central Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa with puṇḍarīkākṣa eyes, heavy gold-leaf halo and ornaments, ṛṣis seated with palm-leaf manuscripts, Brahmā with four faces in the background, temple arch, rich reds and gold, devotional stuti scene", "pahari_prompt": "Pahari miniature, soft pastel sky, serene Viṣṇu standing with gentle smile, ṛṣis in white and ochre chanting, Brahmā and devas as small figures, delicate foliage and riverbank suggestion, refined linework, quiet shānta mood", "kerala_mural_prompt": "Kerala mural, bold outlines, natural pigments, Viṣṇu with conch-discus-mace implied, large expressive eyes, ṛṣis in prayerful gestures, Brahmā behind, ornamental floral borders, temple-wall composition", "pattachitra_prompt": "Pattachitra scroll panel, flat perspective, ornate borders, Viṣṇu as central icon, ṛṣis chanting with stylized beards and manuscripts, Brahmā at side, narrative caption space, natural dyes and rhythmic patterning"}

Speakers

• Unspecified in input (a devotee/narrator voice offering a hymn of praise within Adhyaya 58).

Primary Deities

• Vishnu

Key Themes

• Stuti (hymn of praise)
• Non-dual supremacy of the Divine (eka/paramātman)
• Cosmic form theology (sahasraśiras)
• Transcendence (parataḥ)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

Why is the deity called ‘sahasraśiras’ (thousand-headed) here?

‘Sahasraśiras’ is a conventional Vedic-Puranic epithet for the cosmic Person (Puruṣa/Viśvarūpa), indicating omnipresence and infinite faculties rather than a literal count. It aligns the praised deity with the all-pervading cosmic form theology.

What does ‘lokatattva’ convey in a devotional hymn?

It frames the deity not merely as a ruler of the world but as the world’s underlying principle—its sustaining reality. The hymn thus moves from personal devotion to metaphysical identification of God as the ground of being.

Does this verse imply a specific avatāra like Vāmana or Trivikrama?

Not explicitly. The language is primarily paramātman/cosmic-form oriented; it can function as a universal Viṣṇu-stuti that may precede or accompany specific avatāra narratives without naming them.