Shloka 149
Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu
Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration
सप्तदैत्येंद्रकोपेन कंपितानि समंततः । नानातेजोधराश्चापि पातालतलचारिणः
saptadaityeṃdrakopena kaṃpitāni samaṃtataḥ | nānātejodharāścāpi pātālatalacāriṇaḥ
ഏഴ് ദൈത്യേന്ദ്രന്മാരുടെ കോപം മൂലം എല്ലാടവും എല്ലാം കുലുങ്ങി; പാതാളതലത്തിൽ സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്ന, നാനാതേജസ്സു ധരിക്കുന്നവരും വ്യാകുലരായി।
Narratorial voice (contextual speaker not specified from single verse)
Concept: Unrestrained krodha (wrath) destabilizes worlds; cosmic order requires restraint and alignment with dharma.
Application: Treat anger as a force that spreads beyond oneself; cultivate kṣamā and devotion-based self-regulation to prevent ‘chain tremors’ in family/community.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Seven daitya-lords rise in the netherworld, their eyes blazing, as the ground ripples like a stormy sea. Around them, pātāla-beings with many kinds of tejas—fiery auras, molten weapons, and gem-lit bodies—stagger amid collapsing arches and surging subterranean winds.","primary_figures":["seven Daitya-lords (collective)","pātāla beings (tejas-bearing)"],"setting":"Netherworld city with broken pillars, lava-lit chasms, and smoky vaults beneath the earth","lighting_mood":"thunderous","color_palette":["smoke gray","blood red","lava orange","iron black","electric violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: daitya-lords in fierce stance amid a netherworld palace, gold leaf used sparingly to accent ‘tejas’ flames and weapon edges, rich reds and blacks, embossed flame patterns, dramatic symmetry with collapsing architecture behind.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined yet intense asura figures, swirling dust and smoke rendered with delicate washes, glowing tejas halos in violet/orange, architectural ruins in perspective, controlled linework conveying tremor and motion.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, fierce daitya faces with wide eyes, stylized flame-tejas motifs, strong red/yellow/green with blackened background, rhythmic composition like a battle-omen panel on temple walls.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornamental borders contrasted with a central ‘storm of tejas’, stylized flame and cloud motifs, deep blues replaced by smoky blacks, gold highlights on aura patterns, symmetrical arrangement of seven fierce figures."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["thunder","drum beats","rumbling earth","conch blast","crackling fire"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सप्तदैत्येंद्रकोपेन = सप्त + दैत्येन्द्रकोपेन; नानातेजोधराश्चापि = नाना + तेजोधराः + च + अपि (ः + च → श्च)
FAQs
It depicts a cosmic disturbance: the anger of seven Daitya chiefs causes tremors everywhere, affecting even the subterranean regions (Pātāla) and their radiant inhabitants.
They are beings who dwell or move in the lower realms of Pātāla—netherworld regions often populated in Purāṇic cosmology by Nāgas, Daityas, and other powerful classes of beings.
It underscores how uncontrolled anger in powerful leaders can destabilize entire worlds—suggesting the Purāṇic theme that inner passions (like krodha) have far-reaching consequences.