Shloka 17
Adhyaya 9 — Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra’s Mutual Curse: The Āḍi–Baka Battle and Brahmā’s Pacification
क्ष्मा कम्पमाना जलधीनुद्वृत्ताम्बूंश्चकार च ।
ननामा चैकपार्श्वेन पातालगमनोनमुखी ॥
kṣmā kampamānā jaladhīn udvṛtta-ambūṃś cakāra ca /
nanāmā caika-pārśvena pātāla-gamana-unmukhī
Ketika bumi bergetar, ia membuat samudra-samudra meluapkan airnya. Ia pun miring ke satu sisi, seakan berbalik menuju turun ke alam bawah (pātāla).
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FAQs
When foundational stability is shaken, even the ‘containers’ of order (oceans, directions, realms) overflow. The Purāṇic imagination links moral turbulence to systemic collapse across levels of reality.
This is not a manvantara or genealogy datum; it is narrative cosmography used to magnify the stakes of the episode and justify divine intervention.
‘Oceans heaving’ can symbolize subconscious contents rising during upheaval; ‘turning toward Pātāla’ suggests descent into darker strata of mind when conflict dominates.