Shloka 142
The Tārakāmaya War: Divine Mustering, Māyā Countermeasures, Aurva Fire, and Viṣṇu’s Slaying of Kālanemi
तेषां तु दिवि दैत्यानां निपतंति शुभानि वै । विमानानि विचित्राणि निपतंत्युत्पतंति च
teṣāṃ tu divi daityānāṃ nipataṃti śubhāni vai | vimānāni vicitrāṇi nipataṃtyutpataṃti ca
Pero en el cielo de aquellos Daityas, sus auspiciosos y maravillosos vimānas caen—y también vuelven a alzarse y remontar el vuelo.
Unspecified narrator (contextual narration within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; specific dialogue pair not indicated in the provided excerpt)
Concept: Auspicious appearances can reverse in an instant; karmic momentum makes fortunes rise and fall like a swinging pendulum.
Application: Do not anchor identity in status or possessions; cultivate steady devotion and ethics so inner ‘vehicle’ doesn’t crash when outer circumstances shift.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"In a turbulent sky-city, ornate vimānas—golden, jewel-bright, and auspicious—suddenly plunge like meteors, then buoy back upward as if pulled by unseen threads. The heavens look unsettled, with swirling cloud-eddies and scattered sparks from celestial engines.","primary_figures":["Daitya vimānas (as animated marvels)","Invisible cosmic forces (suggested through light and wind)"],"setting":"A high celestial firmament above cloud oceans, with distant palaces and star-fields.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["molten gold","pearl white","storm violet","lapis blue","ruby red"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: multiple gem-studded vimānas with gold leaf bodies tilting downward and upward in rhythmic arcs; embossed gold clouds; tiny celestial palaces in the background; rich reds and greens in ornament panels, symmetrical composition with dynamic diagonals.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate, airy sky with fine cloud scrolls; vimānas painted like jeweled boats in the air, some descending, some ascending; cool blues and violets with restrained gold; lyrical sense of motion and omen.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized vimānas with bold outlines and patterned surfaces; swirling wind motifs; dramatic tilt and repetition to show fall-and-rise; strong primary pigments with gold accents, temple-wall framing.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a patterned sky filled with repeating vimāna motifs like floating lotuses; some inverted to show falling; ornate floral borders; deep blue ground with gold and red highlights, intricate detailing reminiscent of Nathdwara textiles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["whooshing wind","distant bells","soft conch pulses","fluttering banners"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: निपतन्ति इत्यत्र पाठे ‘निपतंति’ (अनुस्वार-लोप/लेखनभेद); निपतन्ति+उत्पतन्ति→निपतंत्युत्पतंति
FAQs
It describes the Daityas’ splendid, wondrous vimānas (aerial chariots) in heaven, emphasizing their dramatic motion—falling and rising again.
Not directly. It functions primarily as narrative-cosmological description, contributing imagery of celestial realms and the extraordinary power or fortune associated with the Daityas at that point in the account.
The paired verbs (“fall” and “rise”) heighten the sense of marvel and instability or spectacle in the heavenly scene, portraying unusual celestial movement rather than ordinary travel.