Shloka 108
Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites
यस्मात्त्वं लोकपालानां विश्वमूर्तेश्च मंदिरम् । रुद्रादित्यवसूनां च तस्माच्छान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे
yasmāttvaṃ lokapālānāṃ viśvamūrteśca maṃdiram | rudrādityavasūnāṃ ca tasmācchāntiṃ prayaccha me
ನೀನು ಲೋಕಪಾಲರಿಗೂ, ವಿಶ್ವಮೂರ್ತಿ ಪ್ರಭುವಿಗೂ, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ರುದ್ರರು, ಆದಿತ್ಯರು, ವಸುಗಳಿಗೂ ಮಂದಿರ (ಆಶ್ರಯ) ಆಗಿರುವುದರಿಂದ; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ನನಗೆ ಶಾಂತಿಯನ್ನು ದಯಪಾಲಿಸು।
Unspecified devotee/supplicant (speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)
Concept: Peace is obtained by taking refuge in the Supreme who is the inner sanctuary of all divine powers and cosmic guardians.
Application: When anxious, return to a ‘sanctuary practice’—japa, breath, or prayer—remembering the indwelling refuge beyond changing circumstances.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: temple
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The universal form appears as a living temple: within its vast body stand the Lokapālas at the directions, while Rudras, Ādityas, and Vasus shine like constellations in a sanctum of light. A devotee at the threshold offers a simple prayer, and a wave of cool, luminous peace flows outward as if the cosmos itself exhales.","primary_figures":["Viśvarūpa/Universal-Formed Lord","Lokapālas (directional guardians)","Rudras","Ādityas","Vasus","devotee/supplicant"],"setting":"cosmic-temple interior blending sanctum architecture with starry space; directional guardians placed at cardinal points","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["cosmic-indigo","gold leaf","white-lotus","ruby-red","emerald-green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: the Universal Form as a grand sanctum, lokapālas positioned at the directions within the deity’s aura, Rudras/Ādityas/Vasus as jewel-like figures, heavy gold leaf on halos and temple arches, rich reds and greens, gem-studded ornaments, symmetrical iconographic layout with ornate borders and a small devotee figure praying for śānti.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a poetic cosmic shrine where the deity’s form becomes architecture, delicate figures of lokapālas at corners, celestial groups floating like garlands, cool blues with soft gold highlights, refined faces, gentle spatial layering suggesting infinity within a temple frame.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, saturated pigments, temple-wall composition—central viśvarūpa with large eyes, lokapālas in directional panels, rhythmic rows of divine attendants (Rudras/Ādityas/Vasus), dominant reds/yellows/greens with patterned borders, a devotee at the base in añjali.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: cosmic-temple tableau with intricate floral borders, deep blue ground with gold, lotus motifs filling negative space, lokapālas stylized at the four sides, divine groups arranged like garlands, a central Krishna-like universal form motif, peacocks and lotuses as auspicious fillers."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft temple bell","conch shell (single, distant)","low drone","gentle silence","faint chime"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: yasmāttvaṃ = yasmāt + tvam; viśvamūrteśca = viśvamūrteḥ + ca; tasmācchāntim = tasmāt + śāntim.
FAQs
It praises the addressed deity as the cosmic ‘abode’ of major divine classes (Lokapālas, Rudras, Ādityas, Vasus) and asks that supreme source to bestow śānti (peace).
They are prominent Vedic-Purāṇic groups of deities: Rudras (a class associated with Śiva’s aspects), Ādityas (solar/Āditya deities), and Vasus (elemental/cosmic powers).
It models humility and refuge-seeking: recognizing a higher cosmic order and approaching it with reverence to request inner and outer peace.