Shloka 150
Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account
नष्टे धर्मे तथा यज्ञे विष्णुर्वृष्णिकुले विभुः । कर्तुं धर्मव्यवस्थानमसुराणां प्रणाशनम्
naṣṭe dharme tathā yajñe viṣṇurvṛṣṇikule vibhuḥ | kartuṃ dharmavyavasthānamasurāṇāṃ praṇāśanam
धर्मे यज्ञे च नष्टे सति, विभुर्विष्णुः वृष्णिकुले जायते—धर्मव्यवस्थापनार्थम् असुराणां प्रणाशनार्थं च।
Not explicitly specified in the provided excerpt (context-dependent narration/dialogue in Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).
Concept: When dharma declines, Viṣṇu manifests to re-establish righteous order and remove destructive forces.
Application: In times of moral confusion, align with dharma through truthful conduct, compassion, and disciplined worship; become an instrument of restoration in one’s sphere.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cosmic tableau shows dharma’s scales tipping—broken yajña fires and dimmed sacrificial smoke—while Viṣṇu’s descent blazes like a sunrise into the Vṛṣṇi line. Asuras recoil into shadow, and sages lift their hands in relief as the world’s moral axis is set upright again.","primary_figures":["Viṣṇu (as avatāra intent, Kṛṣṇa implied)","sages (ṛṣis)","asuras (symbolic)","yajña priests (hotṛs)"],"setting":"A sacrificial ground with extinguished altars transforming into a radiant scene; distant city silhouette suggesting Mathurā/Dvārakā lineage-space.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sapphire blue","sunrise gold","smoke gray","saffron","crimson"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa-centered dharma-restoration scene with thick gold leaf radiance, ornate crown and jewelry, śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-padma iconography; yajña-kuṇḍas and sages below, asuras in darker tones at the margins, rich reds/greens with embossed gold borders and temple-arch framing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical composition with a dawn sky, delicate sages around a yajña ground, a luminous blue Viṣṇu presence descending; refined facial features, soft gradients, subtle narrative details (broken ritual implements becoming restored), cool mountain-like palette accents for serenity amid heroism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold-outlined Viṣṇu with large eyes and stylized ornaments, radiant yellow-gold aura; yajña scene rendered with rhythmic patterns, asuras in deep reds and blacks at the periphery, temple-wall border motifs emphasizing cosmic order restored.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa aura with lotus and flame motifs; sages and yajña elements arranged symmetrically like a devotional mandala, deep blue ground with gold highlights, intricate floral borders, symbolic asuras fading into patterned shadow zones."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","temple bells","mridanga beats","chanting chorus"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: धर्मव्यवस्थानमसुराणां → धर्मव्यवस्थानम् + असुराणाम् (म् + अ → म)
FAQs
In Purāṇic thought, yajña (sacred rite) is a public, cosmic act that sustains order; when it collapses, social-ethical dharma also weakens, signaling the need for divine intervention.
It points to Viṣṇu’s avatāra within a specific historical-genealogical setting—classically associated with Kṛṣṇa—showing dharma-restoration occurring within human society, not apart from it.
The verse frames divine action as twofold: restoring rightful order (dharma-vyavasthā) and removing forces that violently oppose it (asuric tendencies), encouraging protection of righteousness and restraint of destructive injustice.