Shloka 14023
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, Puṣkara-Creation Imagery, Madhu–Kaiṭabha, and Early Genealogies
विपुलाभोगकेयूर कराभ्यामतिभीषणौ । पादसंचारविन्यासैर्विक्षिपंताविवार्णवम्
vipulābhogakeyūra karābhyāmatibhīṣaṇau | pādasaṃcāravinyāsairvikṣipaṃtāvivārṇavam
विपुलाभोगकेयूरभूषितकरौ अतिभीषणौ । पादविन्याससञ्चारैः क्षोभयन्ताविवार्णवम् ॥
Narrator (context not specified in the provided excerpt; likely within the Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue framework of the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).
Concept: Unchecked power agitates the world like a storm-tossed ocean; cosmic order is restored only when power is subordinated to divine command (ājñā) and dharma.
Application: Channel strength into service and restraint; avoid becoming a source of turmoil in family/community.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Their massive armlets gleam as their hands swing like iron maces, and each footfall sends ripples through the earth as though the ocean itself were being churned. The ground appears fluid under them—dust rising like sea-spray—while the horizon trembles in their wake.","primary_figures":["Two asura-heroes (unnamed in the verse)"],"setting":"Mythic plain near a sacred basin, with mirage-like waves of dust resembling ocean swells","lighting_mood":"storm-lit, high contrast","color_palette":["steel gray","deep indigo","brass-gold","sea-green haze","smoke-brown"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dynamic stride of two fearsome figures with oversized gem-studded keyūra (armlets), gold leaf catching on jewelry and weapon-like hands, stylized wave patterns at their feet to suggest ocean-churning, rich maroon and emerald textiles, ornate arch border with gold leaf and embossed details.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: elegant yet tense motion, fine stippling for dust-as-spray, cool indigo and sea-green washes, delicate jewelry detailing, distant landscape softened, expressive eyes conveying menace without grotesquery.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, rhythmic stepping pose, stylized wave motifs under feet, heavy ornamentation with warm yellow highlights, dramatic facial expressions, flat background with layered cloud bands.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: swirling wave-and-floral patterns around the figures’ feet, ornate borders with lotus rosettes, deep blue ground with gold detailing, peacock-feather motifs echoing turbulence, devotional textile density applied to a dramatic mythic moment."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["thunder roll","heavy footsteps","conch blast (sharp)","cymbal clash"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कराभ्यामतिभीषणौ = कराभ्याम् + अतिभीषणौ; विन्यासैर्विक्षिपंताविवार्णवम् = विन्यासैः + विक्षिपन्तौ + इव + अर्णवम् (IAST ‘vikṣipaṃtāvivārṇavam’).
FAQs
The verse compares the force of the beings’ footfalls to the agitation of the ocean, evoking a cosmic-scale intensity similar to “churning” or tossing the sea.
Not explicitly. It uses the ocean as a simile (iva arṇavam), suggesting a comparison in power and motion rather than narrating the formal Samudra-manthana episode.
Primarily it serves descriptive narration rather than direct instruction; implicitly it highlights how immense power can disturb the world—an image often used in Purāṇic literature to convey awe and the scale of cosmic events.