Shloka 146

The Tārakāmaya War: Divine Mustering, Māyā Countermeasures, Aurva Fire, and Viṣṇu’s Slaying of Kālanemi

Devanagari script

निर्मितां स्वेन पुत्रेण कूजंतीं दिविकामगां । प्रथितां पार्वतीं मायां ससृजे स समंततः

Transliteration

nirmitāṃ svena putreṇa kūjaṃtīṃ divikāmagāṃ | prathitāṃ pārvatīṃ māyāṃ sasṛje sa samaṃtataḥ

Translation

Lalu ia menciptakan ke segala arah suatu wujud ilusi Pārvatī—dibentuk oleh putranya sendiri—yang berkicau merdu dan bergerak sesukanya di langit, termasyhur di mana-mana.

Word by Word

• निर्मिताम्: created
• निर्मिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-√मा (धातु) → निर्मित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; English: past participle, Feminine Accusative Singular, 'made/created'

• स्वेन: by his own
• स्वेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; English: Instrumental Singular, 'by his own'

• पुत्रेण: by (his) son
• पुत्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; English: Masculine Instrumental Singular

• कूजन्तीम्: cooing, warbling
• कूजन्तीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कूज् (धातु) → कूजत् (शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; English: present participle, Feminine Accusative Singular, 'cooing/warbling'

• दिवि-काम-गाम्: moving in heaven at will
• दिवि-काम-गाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिवि (अव्यय/सप्तमी-एकवचन रूपेण अव्ययीभावार्थ) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + गा/गम् (धातु) → गा (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दिवि कामेन गच्छति इति); English: Feminine Accusative Singular, 'moving in heaven at will'

• प्रथिताम्: renowned
• प्रथिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √प्रथ् (धातु) → प्रथित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; English: past participle, Feminine Accusative Singular, 'renowned/spread'

• पार्वतीम्: Pārvatī
• पार्वतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; English: Feminine Accusative Singular

• मायाम्: illusion, magical form
• मायाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; English: Feminine Accusative Singular

• ससृजे: created
• ससृजे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; English: Perfect, 3rd person singular, 'created'

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; English: Masculine Nominative Singular, 'he'

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण; English: indeclinable adverb, 'on all sides/entirely'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual speaker not explicit in the single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: दिविकामगाम् = दिवि-काम-गाम्; समंततः = समन्ततः (अनुस्वार-परिवर्तन)

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Māyā
• Putra (son)

FAQs

What is the central idea of this verse?

It describes the creation of an illusory manifestation (māyā) resembling Pārvatī—beautiful, famed, and moving freely in the heavenly realm—highlighting the power of divine or magical projection.

How should the term 'māyā' be understood here?

Here māyā primarily means a magically produced appearance or constructed form (an illusion or projection), not merely 'deception' but a supernatural capacity to manifest a convincing semblance.

What ethical or philosophical lesson can be drawn from this depiction?

The verse underscores that appearances can be deliberately constructed and widely believed; it encourages discernment (viveka) when judging reality, reputation, and sensory charm.