Shloka 28
The Aśūnyaśayanā Vow (Unempty Bed) and the Aṅgāraka Caturthī Observance
अनेकवक्त्रनयनोज्वलज्ज्वलन भीषणः । वीरभद्र इति ख्यातः करपादायुतैर्युतः
anekavaktranayanojvalajjvalana bhīṣaṇaḥ | vīrabhadra iti khyātaḥ karapādāyutairyutaḥ
Mengerikan dengan nyala api yang cemerlang, bermuka dan bermata banyak—dia termasyhur sebagai Vīrabhadra, dikurniai ribuan tangan dan kaki.
Unspecified narrator (contextual description within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa narrative)
Concept: Divine wrath assumes overwhelming forms to restore balance; names (like ‘Vīrabhadra’) encode function—heroic terror deployed for cosmic correction.
Application: Recognize that unchecked pride can summon ‘many-faced’ consequences; cultivate accountability and humility before power multiplies beyond control.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Vīrabhadra stands like a living conflagration—many faces and eyes blazing, flames licking around his crown and shoulders. Thousands of hands and feet radiate outward in a storm of limbs, as the sacrificial pavilion shrinks beneath his colossal presence, banners whipping in heat-wind.","primary_figures":["Vīrabhadra","terrified priests (optional)","Dakṣa (optional)"],"setting":"A shattered yajña-śālā with overturned vessels, scattered kusa grass, and roaring altar fires; the sky darkened by ash and sparks.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["incandescent gold","blood red","obsidian black","ember orange","smoke violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Vīrabhadra as a towering multi-faced, multi-eyed figure with embossed gold leaf flames and halo, rich vermilion and emerald accents on ornaments, gem-studded armlets repeated across many arms, stylized yajña pavilion below with gold-highlighted ritual vessels, ornate arch frame with fierce kīrtimukha motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: dynamic yet finely controlled depiction of Vīrabhadra with multiple faces arranged in a rhythmic arc, delicate flame patterns, cool smoky background with warm ember highlights, expressive frightened onlookers, architectural detail of the yajña hall rendered with precise linework.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black contours, saturated reds and yellows, Vīrabhadra’s many eyes emphasized, rhythmic repetition of arms and feet like a mandala of power, stylized flames and ash clouds, temple-wall grandeur and iconographic clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a dramatic narrative textile panel—central fierce figure surrounded by concentric flame motifs and lotus borders, deep indigo ground with gold and red highlights, intricate floral framing; include symbolic patterns (trident motifs, swirling smoke) integrated into the decorative border."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["drum thunder (dundubhi)","roaring fire","metallic clash","wind gusts","conch shell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अनेकवक्त्रनयनोज्वलज्ज्वलन = अनेक-वक्त्र-नयन-उज्ज्वलत्-ज्वलन (sandhi: नयन + उज्ज्वलत् → नयनोज्ज्वलत्; उज्ज्वलत् + ज्वलन → उज्ज्वलज्ज्वलन); करपादायुतैर्युतः = कर-पाद-आयुतैः युतः.
FAQs
Vīrabhadra is a fierce, formidable figure associated with Śiva, commonly portrayed as an overwhelming, many-limbed manifestation used to express divine wrath and cosmic power.
These are epic-Purāṇic markers of a cosmic, superhuman form—signaling omnidirectional power, heightened perception, and irresistible might rather than a literal anatomical description.
It conveys a Śaiva-tinged awe (bhaya-adbhuta rasa): the divine as terrifyingly majestic, capable of manifesting overwhelming force within the broader encyclopedic theology of the Padma Purana.