Umā’s Austerity, Kauśikī’s Manifestation, and Skanda’s Birth Leading to Tāraka’s Defeat
यस्मात्तु त्वत्कृते विघ्नं तस्मात्त्वय्युपपद्यते । इत्युक्तः प्राञ्जलिर्वह्निरपिबद्वीर्यमाहितं
yasmāttu tvatkṛte vighnaṃ tasmāttvayyupapadyate | ityuktaḥ prāñjalirvahnirapibadvīryamāhitaṃ
“ഈ തടസ്സം നിന്റെ കാരണത്താൽ സംഭവിച്ചതിനാൽ, അതിന്റെ പരിഹാരവും നിനക്കൂടെയാകുന്നതാണ് യുക്തം.” എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ, അഞ്ജലി ചേർത്ത് വഹ്നി നിക്ഷിപ്തമായ വീര്യം പാനം ചെയ്തു.
Unspecified (narrative voice addressing Agni/Vahni)
Concept: Responsibility follows causality: one who causes a hindrance should participate in its remedy; humility (añjali) enables purification.
Application: When you contribute to a problem, volunteer for the fix; approach correction with folded-hands humility rather than defensiveness.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","steady fire crackle","low drone (tanpura)","brief silence after cadence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: yasmāttu→yasmāt tu; tvatkṛte→tvat-kṛte; tasmāttvayyupapadyate→tasmāt tvayi upapadyate; ityuktaḥ→iti uktaḥ; prāñjalirvahnirapibadvīryamāhitaṃ→prāñjaliḥ vahniḥ apibat vīryam āhitam
It states a principle of fitting responsibility: when an obstacle arises due to someone, it is appropriate that the remedy also comes through that same agent; here Agni accepts the entrusted potency.
“Vahni” is a common epithet of Agni, the fire-deity, portrayed here as respectfully receiving (imbibing) a placed or entrusted power (vīrya).
It suggests accountability and congruence: causes and remedies should align—when one becomes the occasion for a problem, one should also participate in its resolution.