Shloka 38
Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu
Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration
वैहायसीं कामगमां पंचयोजनमुच्छ्रिताम् । जराशोकक्षमापेतां निष्प्रकम्प्यां शिवां सुखाम्
vaihāyasīṃ kāmagamāṃ paṃcayojanamucchritām | jarāśokakṣamāpetāṃ niṣprakampyāṃ śivāṃ sukhām
അത് ആകാശഗാമി, ഇഷ്ടാനുസരണം സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്ന, അഞ്ചു യോജന ഉയരം—ജര, ശോകം, ക്ഷീണം എന്നിവ ഇല്ലാത്ത—അകമ്പിതം, ശിവമംഗളം, സുഖമയം ആയിരുന്നു।
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Concept: Freedom from sorrow and fatigue is a sign of higher order existence; yet the Purāṇic lens invites moving from marvels to the ultimate refuge in Vishnu.
Application: Cultivate inner steadiness (niṣprakampatā) through disciplined devotion; reduce ‘wear and tear’ of mind by detaching from grief loops.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: पंचयोजनमुच्छ्रिताम् = पञ्चयोजनम् + उच्छ्रिताम्; जराशोकक्षमापेताम् = जराशोकक्षमा + अपेताम् (समास/सन्धि).
FAQs
The verse lists exalted qualities—sky-moving, wish-directed motion, immense height, and freedom from decay and sorrow—suggesting a divine or celestial form/object; the exact referent requires the surrounding narrative context.
It means “towering to five yojanas,” using a traditional Indic distance/measure to convey extraordinary magnitude and superhuman scale.
It points to an idealized, transcendent state beyond ordinary human limitations—often used in Purāṇic literature to mark the divine, the perfected, or the otherworldly.