Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 140123
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, Puṣkara-Creation Imagery, Madhu–Kaiṭabha, and Early Genealogies
यत्र ते दानवा घोराः सर्वे संग्रामदुर्जयाः । घ्नंति देवासुरान्सर्वान्सयक्षोरगराक्षसान्
yatra te dānavā ghorāḥ sarve saṃgrāmadurjayāḥ | ghnaṃti devāsurānsarvānsayakṣoragarākṣasān
അവിടെ ആ ഭീകര ദാനവർ—യുദ്ധത്തിൽ അജേയർ—ദേവാസുരന്മാരെയെല്ലാം, യക്ഷർ, നാഗർ, രാക്ഷസർ എന്നിവരോടുകൂടി വധിക്കുവാൻ തുടങ്ങി।
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)
Concept: When power is divorced from dharma, it becomes indiscriminate violence; cosmic hierarchy collapses into chaos.
Application: Do not equate strength with righteousness; cultivate discernment and seek higher refuge when systems fail.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Terrifying Dānavas surge like a black tide, cutting through ranks of Devas and Asuras alike, while Yakṣas, Nāgas, and Rākṣasas fall in chaotic heaps. The battlefield becomes a cosmological cross-section—serpentine bodies, jeweled yakṣa armor, and celestial crowns scattered under the stampede of adharma.","primary_figures":["Dānavas","Devas","Asuras","Yakṣas","Nāgas","Rākṣasas"],"setting":"apocalyptic battlefield with shattered standards, broken chariots, and swirling dust under a bruised sky","lighting_mood":"storm-dark with intermittent lightning glare","color_palette":["iron black","ashen white","rust red","electric blue","dull gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: fierce dānavas dominating the center, devas and other beings collapsing around them, ornate but broken crowns and weapons; gold leaf used ironically on fallen divine ornaments, rich maroons and greens, dramatic symmetry with a central asuric figure framed like a dark deity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: crowded battle vignette with fine detailing of different species—nāga coils, yakṣa jewels, rākṣasa grimaces—set against a cool gray-violet sky; delicate brushwork contrasts with the brutality, creating poignant tension.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold, high-contrast combat tableau, exaggerated eyes and gestures, layered ranks of beings, stylized blood-red ground band, lightning motifs in the upper register, temple-wall narrative intensity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a rare ‘dark pichwai’—ornate floral borders enclosing a chaotic battle, lotus motifs trampled and scattered, deep indigo background with gold accents on weapons; symbolic contrast between lotus purity and asuric violence."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["war drums","thunder","clashing metal","cries fading into wind"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: घ्नंति→घ्नन्ति; देवासुरान्सर्वान्सयक्षोरगराक्षसान्→देवासुरान् सर्वान् स यक्षोरगराक्षसान् (स + यक्ष…); यक्षोरग… is a dvandva compound.
FAQs
It depicts an overwhelming phase of conflict where fearsome Dānavas, described as unconquerable in war, defeat multiple classes of beings—Devas, Asuras, Yakṣas, Nāgas, and Rākṣasas—suggesting a cosmic imbalance of power.
Dānavas are a prominent group of Asura lineages, traditionally linked to Danu. In many Purāṇic narratives they function as antagonistic powers opposing divine order, often portrayed as militarily formidable.
Such passages commonly serve to highlight the fragility of worldly power and the cyclical nature of cosmic order—where dominance shifts until dharma is restored through divine intervention, righteous conduct, or the reestablishment of balance.