Shloka 34
Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses
ततः स्वरोचिः संक्रुद्धश्चण्डास्त्रमति भैरवम् ।
दृष्ट्यां निवेश्य तद्रक्षो ददर्शानिमिषेक्षणः ॥
tataḥ svarociḥ saṃkruddhaścaṇḍāstramatibhairavam | dṛṣṭyāṃ niveśya tadrakṣo dadarśānimiṣekṣaṇaḥ
ಆಗ ಕ್ರುದ್ಧನಾದ ಸ್ವರೋಚಿಷನು ತನ್ನ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಭಯಾನಕ ಚಂಡಾಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿ, ಆ ರಾಕ್ಷಸನನ್ನು ಕಣ್ಮಿಟುಕಿಸದೆ ನೋಡಿದನು।
FAQs
Anger is not glorified as impulse but harnessed as disciplined force in service of protection. The ‘unblinking’ gaze indicates steadiness—ethical action requires unwavering clarity.
Manvantara: narrative detail about ṛṣi/heroic capacities within an era, not cosmological creation.
Placing an astra ‘in the gaze’ symbolizes dhāraṇā (one-pointed fixation). The eye becomes the channel of will: concentrated awareness itself acts as a weapon against inner darkness.