Shloka 178
Means to Slay Tāraka: Girijā’s Birth, Kāma’s Burning, and Umā’s Austerities
महादेवोऽचलःस्थाणुर्न जातो जनकोऽजरः । भविष्यति पतिः सोऽस्या जगन्नाथो निरामयः
mahādevo'calaḥsthāṇurna jāto janako'jaraḥ | bhaviṣyati patiḥ so'syā jagannātho nirāmayaḥ
ມະຫາເທວະ—ຜູ້ອະຈົນແລະໝັ້ນຄົງ ບໍ່ເກີດ ເປັນປິຕາ-ປະຖົມ ແລະບໍ່ແກ່—ພຣະອົງຈະເປັນສາມີຂອງນາງ; ຈັກກະນາຖ ພຣະເຈົ້າແຫ່ງຈັກກະວານ ຜູ້ປອດຈາກທຸກໂລກາພາດ.
Unspecified in provided excerpt (likely a narrator or a dialogue participant within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 43)
Concept: The cosmic Lord, unborn and ageless, is portrayed as the destined husband—divine order and protection embodied in the Lord’s steadiness and freedom from affliction.
Application: Cultivate steadiness (sthāṇutā) in vows and relationships; seek a ‘nirāmaya’ life by aligning conduct with dharma and devotion rather than reactive emotion.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Type: mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Mahādeva stands immovable like a living pillar, serene and ageless, as a prophetic declaration of marriage hangs in the air like a mantra. The background suggests Kailāsa’s crystalline slopes and a quiet celestial assembly witnessing destiny being spoken into form.","primary_figures":["Mahādeva (Śiva)","Devī (Pārvatī, implied as ‘her’)","Celestial witnesses (gandharvas/devas, optional)"],"setting":"Kailāsa-like Himalayan peak with icy ridges, cedar silhouettes, and a high-altitude sky; a sacred courtyard of stone and snow.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["ash white","glacier blue","ruddy vermillion","silver","smoky purple"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Śiva as Sthāṇu with trident and calm gaze, standing on a stylized Kailāsa pedestal; gold-leaf halo and ornate crown-like jaṭā arrangement; Devī suggested at the side with rich silk; gem-studded ornaments, deep red-green borders, embossed gold on trident and crescent moon.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate Kailāsa landscape with cool blues and soft greys; Śiva slender and serene, refined facial features; Devī in gentle profile; lyrical clouds and distant peaks, subtle celestial figures in the sky, fine brushwork and restrained palette.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; Śiva with large eyes, crescent moon, and stylized ornaments; Kailāsa rendered as patterned mountain forms; strong red/yellow/green pigments with black contouring; symmetrical temple-wall composition.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a central standing Śiva framed by lotus and floral borders; decorative motifs of crescent moons and rudrākṣa patterns; deep blue ground with gold highlights; peacocks at corners, intricate textile detailing, devotional iconography adapted to Nathdwara-like framing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["distant damaru","soft wind over mountains","temple bell","low conch"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: महादेवो = महादेवः; अचलःस्थाणुर्न = अचलः स्थाणुः न; जनकोऽजरः = जनकः अजरः; सोऽस्या = सः अस्याः.
FAQs
The verse describes Mahādeva (Śiva) as immovable and steadfast (acala, sthāṇu), unborn (na jāta), the progenitor (janaka), and ageless (ajara), concluding with his universal lordship (jagannātha) and freedom from affliction (nirāmaya).
It presents Śiva as transcendent to ordinary birth while also being the ultimate source or causal principle (janaka), a common Purāṇic way of expressing divinity as both beyond the world and foundational to it.
It frames the divine as untouched by suffering and imperfection, encouraging devotees to seek refuge in a stable, unchanging spiritual anchor rather than transient worldly conditions.