Shloka 140186
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, Puṣkara-Creation Imagery, Madhu–Kaiṭabha, and Early Genealogies
दैत्यव्यूहगतो भाति सनीहार इवांशुमान् । वसुंधराभस्तदनु दशनौष्ठेक्षणायुधः
daityavyūhagato bhāti sanīhāra ivāṃśumān | vasuṃdharābhastadanu daśanauṣṭhekṣaṇāyudhaḥ
दैत्यों के व्यूह में वह ऐसा चमका जैसे कुहासे से आच्छादित सूर्य। उसके पीछे वसुंधरा-सम प्रभा वाला आया, जिसके आयुध दाँत, ओठ, नेत्र आदि ही थे।
Narrator (context not specified in the provided excerpt; likely within the Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue frame for Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)
Concept: Even when brilliance is ‘mist-veiled,’ it still dazzles—yet obscuration hints at impending downfall; tamasic power is luminous but clouded.
Application: When your clarity feels ‘misty,’ reduce agitation and ego; seek sattva through prayer, restraint, and truthful action.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Within a dense daitya battle-formation, a radiant figure gleams like the sun seen through morning mist—bright yet ominously muted. Behind him advances another warrior with earth-toned radiance, his face itself a weapon: teeth bared, lips tense, eyes sharpened like blades as the ranks close in.","primary_figures":["Radiant Daitya within formation (unnamed)","Earth-radiant warrior with weaponlike teeth/lips/eyes","Daitya soldiers"],"setting":"A foggy battlefield morning with layered ranks, spears and standards emerging from mist; the ground rendered in rich earthen textures.","lighting_mood":"misty dawn with veiled sunlight","color_palette":["mist silver","pale gold","earth brown","deep charcoal","dull vermilion"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a veiled-sun aura behind the central daitya using gold leaf softened by translucent mist motifs; the following warrior shown with fierce facial expression, ornate armor and banners, rich reds/greens, gem-studded ornaments, intricate border work emphasizing the vyūha.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: atmospheric mist washes across the battlefield; the sunlike warrior subtly haloed, ranks receding in delicate perspective; the second warrior’s intense eyes and bared teeth rendered with fine linework, cool gray-gold palette and lyrical fog.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized fog bands, bold outlines; central figure with a muted golden aura, secondary figure in earthy pigments with exaggerated eyes and teeth; patterned armor, red-yellow-green palette with charcoal mist, temple-wall compositional balance.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: mist rendered as decorative white scrolls over deep blue-gray ground; central sunlike aura in gold, floral-lotus borders; the advancing warrior’s fierce face stylized, banners and spears arranged ornamentally like festival pennants turned martial."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["hushed wind","distant drums muffled by fog","soft conch","armor creak","tense silence between beats"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दैत्यव्यूहगतः = दैत्यव्यूहे गतः (समास). इव + अंशुमान् → इवांशुमान् (स्वर-सन्धि).
FAQs
It compares a radiant figure within the Daityas’ battle-formation to the sun seen through mist—bright, yet partially obscured.
It is a poetic way to describe a being whose natural features—bite (teeth), speech or ferocity (lips), and a piercing gaze (eyes)—function as instruments of power, rather than conventional arms.
Not directly; it is primarily descriptive, emphasizing awe, radiance, and martial presence through vivid similes and compact imagery.