Shloka 116
Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu
Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration
सोसृजद्दानवो मायामग्निं वायुं समीरितम् । तमिंद्रस्तोयदैः सार्धं सहस्राक्षो महाद्युतिः
sosṛjaddānavo māyāmagniṃ vāyuṃ samīritam | tamiṃdrastoyadaiḥ sārdhaṃ sahasrākṣo mahādyutiḥ
Lalu Dānava melepaskan daya māyā, mengobarkan api dan menggerakkan angin. Indra yang bermata seribu, bercahaya agung, menghadapinya bersama awan pembawa hujan.
Narrator (context not provided to identify a specific dialogue speaker)
Concept: Adharma’s māyā (deceptive force) is met by dharmic steadiness and the restoring powers of nature aligned with the devas.
Application: When agitation (fire/wind) is stirred by conflict, respond with clarity and stabilizing forces rather than escalation—cooling speech, patience, and disciplined action.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: सोसृजत् = सः + असृजत्; मायामग्निं = मायाम् + अग्निम्; तमिंद्रस्तोयदैः = तम् + इन्द्रः + तोयदैः
FAQs
A Dānava deploys māyā to raise destructive forces (fire and wind), and Indra counters it with the help of rain-clouds, implying a pacifying, order-restoring response.
Here māyā functions as a supernatural, deceptive or reality-altering power used to intensify elemental disruption—typical of Purāṇic depictions of asuric strategy.
Even when chaos is amplified through illusion and force, it can be met by coordinated, dharma-aligned restraint—symbolized by Indra’s alliance with the rain-clouds to quell fiery, wind-driven destruction.