Shloka 159

Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu

Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration

Devanagari script

कैलासशिखराकारं यत्कृतं विश्वकर्मणा । रत्नतोयो महाभीमो लौहित्यो नाम सागरः

Transliteration

kailāsaśikharākāraṃ yatkṛtaṃ viśvakarmaṇā | ratnatoyo mahābhīmo lauhityo nāma sāgaraḥ

Translation

Есть океан по имени Лаухитья — подобный вершине Кайласы, созданный Вишвакарманом; воды его — как самоцветы, и он необъятен и грозен.

Word by Word

• कैलासशिखराकारम्: having the form of Kailāsa’s peak
• कैलासशिखराकारम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कैलास + शिखर + आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; Nominative/Accusative Singular; समासः—कैलासस्य शिखरस्य आकारः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष, बहुपद)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• कृतम्: made/constructed
• कृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; with ‘यत्’

• विश्वकर्मणा: by Viśvakarman
• विश्वकर्मणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; Instrumental Singular; समासः—विश्वः कर्मा (कर्मधारय; proper name)

• रत्नतोयः: having jewel-like waters
• रत्नतोयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न + तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; Nominative Singular; समासः—रत्नवत् तोयम् यस्य (बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रयोगः) / अथवा रत्नानां तोयम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); विशेषणम् ‘सागरः’

• महाभीमः: very terrible/mighty
• महाभीमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; Nominative Singular; समासः—महान् भीमः (कर्मधारय); विशेषणम् ‘सागरः’

• लौहित्यः: Lauhitya (name)
• लौहित्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लौहित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; Nominative Singular; विशेष्य-नाम (proper name)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः, संज्ञासूचक-अव्यय; ‘by name’

• सागरः: ocean/sea
• सागरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; Nominative Singular

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration in Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत् + कृतम् → यत्कृतम् (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि)।

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Viśvakarman
• Lauhitya (ocean)

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred Tirthas?

It presents Purāṇic sacred geography in which oceans and regions are described with divine origin and distinctive forms, framing the world as a sanctified, cosmically designed landscape.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

Indirectly: by portraying the cosmos as crafted by divine agency (Viśvakarman) and filled with wonder, it supports a devotional worldview where creation itself invites reverence toward the divine order.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

Awe toward creation encourages humility: the verse models seeing the world as purposeful and sacred rather than merely material, fostering reverence and restraint in one’s conduct.