Shloka 15
The Tārakāmaya War: Divine Mustering, Māyā Countermeasures, Aurva Fire, and Viṣṇu’s Slaying of Kālanemi
यक्षराक्षससैन्येन गुह्यकानां गणैरपि । युक्तश्च शंखपद्माभ्यां निधीनामधिपः प्रभुः
yakṣarākṣasasainyena guhyakānāṃ gaṇairapi | yuktaśca śaṃkhapadmābhyāṃ nidhīnāmadhipaḥ prabhuḥ
യക്ഷ-രാക്ഷസ സൈന്യങ്ങളാലും ഗുഹ്യകഗണങ്ങളാലും അനുഗമിക്കപ്പെട്ട്, നിധികളുടെ അധിപനായ പ്രഭു ശംഖവും പദ്മവും എന്ന രണ്ടു നിധിദേവതകളോടുകൂടെ ഉപസ്ഥിതനായി.
Unspecified narrator (contextual narration within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)
Concept: Wealth and power are accompanied by guardianship and responsibility; prosperity is not solitary but embedded in cosmic administration.
Application: Treat resources as entrusted ‘nidhis’: budget ethically, give dāna, support temples/learning, and avoid hoarding driven by fear.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A grand procession advances: Kubera, lord of treasures, surrounded by yakṣas, rākṣasas, and the secretive guhyakas. At his sides move the personified treasure-deities Śaṅkha and Padma, carrying auspicious emblems as if wealth itself has taken devotional form.","primary_figures":["Kubera (Nidhīnām adhipa)","Śaṅkha-nidhi","Padma-nidhi","Yakṣas","Rākṣasas","Guhyakas"],"setting":"Mythic northern celestial city with jeweled terraces, Himalayan silhouettes, and guarded vault-like gateways","lighting_mood":"lamp-lit opulence","color_palette":["emerald green","burnished gold","ruby red","lapis blue","smoky quartz"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Kubera seated or standing in regal posture with overflowing treasure motifs, flanked by Śaṅkha and Padma nidhi-deities; yakṣa and guhyaka attendants in symmetrical rows; heavy gold leaf on coins, crowns, and jewelry, rich red-green textiles, ornate arch with lotus and kubera-yantra-like geometry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a refined Himalayan court scene—Alakā’s terraces, cool mountain air, Kubera with attendants; delicate detailing of jewels and textiles, restrained gold accents, lyrical landscape with cedars and distant peaks.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and flat pigments; Kubera central with stylized attendants, Śaṅkha and Padma as personified figures holding conch/lotus-like treasure symbols; decorative borders, strong reds/yellows/greens with deep blue background fields.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: processional composition with floral borders; Kubera centered amid repeating yakṣa motifs, Śaṅkha and Padma as auspicious attendants; lotus patterns, deep blue ground with gold coin-like dots, intricate vines and peacocks adapted to a wealth-and-guardianship theme."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["anklet jingles","low drum procession beat","temple bells","murmured attendants","distant mountain wind"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गणैरपि = गणैः + अपि (विसर्गलोप); युक्तश्च = युक्तः + च; शंखपद्माभ्यां = शंख + पद्माभ्याम् (समास/द्वन्द्व)
FAQs
The description fits Kubera (Vaiśravaṇa), traditionally known as the adhipa (lord) of nidhis (treasures), attended by Yakṣas and Guhyakas.
Śaṅkha and Padma are two of the celebrated nidhis—personified treasure-deposits or wealth-principles—often depicted as accompanying Kubera.
By portraying wealth as administered within a divine order (with guardians and attendants), the verse implies that prosperity is not merely personal possession but a regulated trust, ideally approached with restraint and responsibility.