Shloka 196
Means to Slay Tāraka: Girijā’s Birth, Kāma’s Burning, and Umā’s Austerities
इत्युक्तवति शैलेंद्रे स तदा हर्षनिर्भरः । उवाच नारदो वाक्यं कृतं सर्वमिति प्रभो
ityuktavati śaileṃdre sa tadā harṣanirbharaḥ | uvāca nārado vākyaṃ kṛtaṃ sarvamiti prabho
ពេលព្រះអធិរាជនៃភ្នំបាននិយាយដូច្នោះ នារទៈក៏ពោរពេញដោយសេចក្តីរីករាយ។ នារទៈបានទូលថា «ឱ ព្រះអម្ចាស់ ការទាំងអស់បានសម្រេចហើយ»។
Nārada
Concept: When a dharmic task is completed in obedience to instruction, one should report truthfully and with gratitude, recognizing the higher order behind success.
Application: Close loops: after completing a responsibility, communicate completion clearly; cultivate joy rooted in duty fulfilled, not ego.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Nārada, veena slung across his shoulder, stands before the majestic lord of mountains, whose presence feels like a living peak crowned with clouds. The moment is bright with relief—Nārada’s eyes shine as he declares the work complete, while the mountain-lord’s stillness suggests cosmic steadiness.","primary_figures":["Nārada","Śailendra (mountain lord figure)"],"setting":"a high mountain terrace with cloud-wreaths, alpine flowers, and a distant view of valleys; a small shrine niche carved into rock","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["cloud white","granite gray","sunrise gold","saffron orange","sky blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Nārada with veena and golden halo addressing a regal mountain-lord seated like a crowned peak, heavy gold leaf work on halos and ornaments, rich reds and greens in garments, stylized clouds and rocky arch, devotional joy captured in bright facial expressions.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical mountain landscape with delicate brushwork, cool blues and grays, Nārada slender and animated, the mountain-lord dignified, misty ridgelines and flowering shrubs, refined faces and gentle gestures conveying ‘everything accomplished’.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: iconic Nārada with bold outlines and expressive eyes, veena prominent, mountain-lord rendered as a divine king with mountain motifs, warm red-yellow-green palette, stylized clouds and rock patterns, temple-wall grandeur.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central Nārada figure framed by lotus and floral borders, peacocks perched on stylized rocks, deep blue sky with gold cloud accents, the mountain-lord enthroned, celebratory completion mood with intricate ornamentation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["light temple bells","mountain wind hush","veena-like drone","distant birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: इत्युक्तवति = इति + उक्तवति; शैलेंद्रे = शैलेन्द्रे; हर्षनिर्भरः (समास); सर्वमिति = सर्वम् + इति
FAQs
It signals assent and completion—Nārada confirms that the instruction or request just stated by Śailendra has been fully carried out or is now resolved within the dialogue.
Indirectly: it models devotional readiness and joyful acceptance of divine instruction—completion (kṛtam sarvam) is presented as a cause for inner gladness rather than mere duty.
Śailendra literally means “lord of mountains.” In context it denotes the mountain-king being addressed; without additional surrounding verses, the specific mountain (e.g., Himālaya) cannot be fixed with certainty.