Shloka 69
Puṣkara Sacrifice: Gāyatrī’s Marriage, Sāvitrī’s Wrath, Rudra’s Test, and the Tīrtha-Māhātmya
दंडैश्चापि च कीलैश्च उन्मत्तवेषधारिणम् । पीड्यमानस्ततस्तैस्तु द्विजैः कोपमथागमत्
daṃḍaiścāpi ca kīlaiśca unmattaveṣadhāriṇam | pīḍyamānastatastaistu dvijaiḥ kopamathāgamat
दण्डैश्च कीलैश्चापि उन्मत्तवेषधारिणम्। तैर्द्विजैः पीड्यमानः स कोपमथागमत्।
Narrator (contextual speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)
Concept: Unjust harm provokes krodha, which can become destructive; restraint and discernment are safeguards against karmic catastrophe.
Application: Do not escalate conflict; avoid cruelty; recognize that sustained harassment can trigger severe consequences—choose de-escalation and restitution early.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A figure in the guise of a madman is battered with staffs and pegs, his body marked by dust and bruises. In the next instant, his eyes blaze—anger rising like a cosmic fire—while the attackers recoil, sensing that their violence has awakened a terrible power.","primary_figures":["The tormented figure in madman-guise (unmattaveṣadhārin)","Brāhmaṇas with staffs and pegs"],"setting":"A chaotic ground strewn with sticks and broken ritual items; the circle of attackers begins to fracture as fear spreads.","lighting_mood":"thunder","color_palette":["charcoal black","blood red","electric violet","ash white","burning orange"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: the central figure transitioning from suffering to wrath—half calm, half blazing—surrounded by brāhmaṇas with raised staffs; dramatic gold leaf flames and halo, rich crimson background, ornate border, high-contrast iconography emphasizing the moment of krodha’s ignition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: sequential storytelling within one frame—left side shows beating, right side shows the same figure’s eyes igniting with anger; delicate dust clouds, expressive faces, cool-to-warm gradient palette, refined linework and subtle terror in the attackers’ posture.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and stylized flames around the enraged face, attackers in angular poses; strong reds and yellows with green accents, temple mural symmetry, large eyes conveying the shift from endurance to wrath.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: allegorical wrath as a ring of flame-lotuses around the central figure; attackers rendered as patterned silhouettes; deep indigo cloth with gold and orange detailing, intricate floral borders, devotional symbolism of cosmic consequence."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["thunder roll","conch blast","drum crescendo","staff strikes","sudden ringing bell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: daṇḍaiḥ + ca + api = daṇḍaiścāpi (Visarga to ś); kīlaiḥ + ca = kīlaiśca (Visarga to ś); pīḍyamānaḥ + tataḥ + taiḥ = pīḍyamānastatastaiḥ (Visarga to s); kopam + atha + agamat = kopamathāgamat (Anusvara assimilation and Savarna Dirgha).
FAQs
It underscores how harassment and humiliation can provoke anger, implicitly warning against both cruelty toward others and the loss of self-control under provocation.
“Dvija” literally means “twice-born” and commonly refers to members of the three higher varṇas who undergo the sacred-thread initiation—especially Brahmins in Purāṇic narrative usage.
A madman’s guise can indicate disguise, testing, or social marginalization; the verse uses it to show the subject’s vulnerable status and the moral weight of how society treats such a person.