Shloka 53
Umā’s Austerity, Kauśikī’s Manifestation, and Skanda’s Birth Leading to Tāraka’s Defeat
यतस्ततोपि दैत्येंद्र मृत्युः प्राप्यश्शरीरिभिः । इत्युक्तो दैत्यसिंहस्तु प्रोवाचांबुजसंभवम्
yatastatopi daityeṃdra mṛtyuḥ prāpyaśśarīribhiḥ | ityukto daityasiṃhastu provācāṃbujasaṃbhavam
“Wahai raja para Daitya, bagaimanapun juga, kematian pasti dicapai oleh semua makhluk yang berjasad.” Setelah demikian dikatakan, sang singa di antara para Daitya pun menjawab Sang Terlahir dari Teratai, Brahmā.
Daityasiṁha (a mighty Daitya, ‘lion among Daityas’)
Concept: Embodiment entails mortality; wisdom begins by accepting unavoidable truths and then seeking the highest attainable good within cosmic law.
Application: Stop bargaining with inevitabilities; redirect effort toward inner transformation—ethical living, devotion, and remembrance.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The daitya-lion, chastened yet calculating, lifts his head to answer Brahmā after hearing the law of death. Brahmā remains poised on the lotus, the air between them charged with the unspoken next request—invulnerability shaped into conditions—while the time-wheel shadow falls across the ground like a sundial.","primary_figures":["Daityasiṁha (lion among Daityas)","Brahmā (Ambuja-sambhava)"],"setting":"Symbolic tapas-court with lotus seat, faint kāla-cakra shadow, sparse ascetic implements","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["honey gold","slate blue","lotus rose","charcoal gray","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Brahmā on a gold-leaf lotus throne at dawn, teaching calm; Daityasiṁha rising from a kneel, powerful and intent, with controlled ferocity; a stylized time-wheel shadow motif on the floor, embossed gold highlights, rich reds/greens, ornate jewelry and traditional iconography.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: dawn light over a quiet clearing; Brahmā delicate and luminous; Daityasiṁha with refined yet intense expression, poised to speak; subtle shadow of a circular time emblem on the ground, cool blues with warm golden wash.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, dawn-yellow background; Brahmā frontal with lotus seat and halo; Daityasiṁha in profile, muscular and stylized; patterned circular shadow motif beneath, temple mural palette and symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: dawn-toned background with ornate floral borders; central lotus medallion for Brahmā, below the daitya-lion figure preparing to speak; incorporate circular rosette motifs as time-wheel shadows, deep blues and gold with intricate textile patterning."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft drum (mridang) undercurrent","wind hush","single conch note (distant)","birds beginning at dawn"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यतः+ततः+अपि→यतस्ततोपि; प्राप्यः+शरीरिभिः→प्राप्यश्शरीरिभिः (विसर्ग/श्-सन्धि); इति+उक्तः→इत्युक्तः; प्रोवाच+अम्बुजसम्भवम्→प्रोवाचांबुजसंभवम्.
FAQs
Yes. It states that for śarīrins (embodied beings), mṛtyu (death) is prāpya—something inevitably reached—regardless of the path or circumstance.
“Ambuja-sambhava” means “born from the lotus,” a standard epithet for Brahmā.
By foregrounding the certainty of death for embodied life, the verse sets a reflective tone: power and status (even of a Daitya leader) do not exempt one from mortality, encouraging humility and right action.