Shloka 116
Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu
Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration
सोसृजद्दानवो मायामग्निं वायुं समीरितम् । तमिंद्रस्तोयदैः सार्धं सहस्राक्षो महाद्युतिः
sosṛjaddānavo māyāmagniṃ vāyuṃ samīritam | tamiṃdrastoyadaiḥ sārdhaṃ sahasrākṣo mahādyutiḥ
അപ്പോൾ ദാനവൻ മായയെ സൃഷ്ടിച്ച് അഗ്നിയെയും വായുവിനെയും ഉഗ്രമാക്കി. സഹസ്രാക്ഷനും മഹാദ്യുതിയുമായ ഇന്ദ്രൻ മഴവഹിക്കുന്ന മേഘങ്ങളോടൊപ്പം അതിനെ പ്രതിരോധിച്ചു.
Narrator (context not provided to identify a specific dialogue speaker)
Concept: Adharma’s māyā (deceptive force) is met by dharmic steadiness and the restoring powers of nature aligned with the devas.
Application: When agitation (fire/wind) is stirred by conflict, respond with clarity and stabilizing forces rather than escalation—cooling speech, patience, and disciplined action.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: सोसृजत् = सः + असृजत्; मायामग्निं = मायाम् + अग्निम्; तमिंद्रस्तोयदैः = तम् + इन्द्रः + तोयदैः
FAQs
A Dānava deploys māyā to raise destructive forces (fire and wind), and Indra counters it with the help of rain-clouds, implying a pacifying, order-restoring response.
Here māyā functions as a supernatural, deceptive or reality-altering power used to intensify elemental disruption—typical of Purāṇic depictions of asuric strategy.
Even when chaos is amplified through illusion and force, it can be met by coordinated, dharma-aligned restraint—symbolized by Indra’s alliance with the rain-clouds to quell fiery, wind-driven destruction.