Shloka 27
Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu
Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration
यदा वरमदोत्सिक्तश्चोदितः कालधर्मिणा । यज्ञियानकरोद्दैत्यानयज्ञीयांश्च दैवतान्
yadā varamadotsiktaścoditaḥ kāladharmiṇā | yajñiyānakaroddaityānayajñīyāṃśca daivatān
വരങ്ങളുടെ ഗർവമദത്തിൽ മത്തനായി, കാലധർമ്മത്തിന്റെ പ്രേരണയാൽ ചോദിതനായി, അവൻ ദൈത്യരെ യജ്ഞയോഗ്യരാക്കി, ദേവന്മാരെ അയോഗ്യരാക്കി മാറ്റി।
Unspecified narrator (context not provided in the single-verse input)
Concept: Kāla (Time) enforces dharma’s cycles; pride in boons leads to inversion of sacred order and eventual downfall.
Application: Guard against arrogance after success; maintain reverence for sacred duties and ethical order, knowing circumstances can reverse under Time.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cosmic balance tilts under the unseen hand of Kāla: on one side, devas fade from sacrificial firelight; on the other, daityas stand unnaturally radiant beside a blazing altar. Above, a shadowy wheel of Time turns, casting alternating bands of light and darkness across the ritual ground.","primary_figures":["Personified Kāla (symbolic)","Daityas (collective)","Devas (collective)","Agni (sacrificial fire, symbolic)"],"setting":"A grand yajña-śālā with altars, ladles, soma vessels, and drifting smoke; the cosmos hinted in the sky as a turning wheel","lighting_mood":"eerie chiaroscuro with ritual fire-glow","color_palette":["saffron flame","charcoal gray","copper bronze","pale ash white","deep maroon"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a richly ornamented yajña hall with gold leaf flames and embossed altar motifs, Kāla suggested as a dark haloed wheel above, daityas highlighted with jewel-toned garments, devas rendered with dimmed aureoles, intricate border of sacrificial implements and lotus scrollwork.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate yajña scene with fine smoke curls, subtle expressions of astonishment and fear, a translucent time-wheel in the sky, cool-to-warm gradient palette, refined linework on vessels and ritual grass, lyrical naturalism in surrounding grove.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized altar and Agni with bold outlines, Kāla as a circular mandala-like wheel, devas and daityas in contrasting color blocks, strong reds/yellows/greens with black contouring, temple-wall compositional symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central yajña fire framed by ornate floral borders, circular Kāla-chakra motif overhead, narrative panels showing devas dimming and daityas brightening, deep blue background with gold and saffron highlights, intricate textile patterns and lotus medallions."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["crackling fire","low drone of mantra","wooden ladle taps","wind hush","distant conch"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वरमदोत्सिक्तश्चोदितः = वरमदोत्सिक्तः + चोदितः; अकरोद्दैत्यान् = अकरोत् + दैत्यान्; दैत्यानयज्ञीयांश्च = दैत्यान् + अयज्ञीयान् + च.
FAQs
Here 'yajñiya' means 'fit or eligible for yajña'—worthy to receive sacrificial offerings or to be aligned with the sacrificial order.
It frames the reversal of ritual status (Devas vs. Dāityas) as occurring under the pressure of Kāla—Time’s ordained course—suggesting a cosmic, lawful inevitability rather than a random event.
The verse cautions that pride arising from power or boons can lead to actions that disrupt dharmic order, with consequences unfolding according to the larger law of Time.