Shloka 148
The Tārakāmaya War: Divine Mustering, Māyā Countermeasures, Aurva Fire, and Viṣṇu’s Slaying of Kālanemi
नैशाकरी वारुणी च माये अंतर्हिते तदा । अभवद्घोरसंचारा पृथिवी पर्वतैरिव
naiśākarī vāruṇī ca māye aṃtarhite tadā | abhavadghorasaṃcārā pṛthivī parvatairiva
तदा नैशाकरी वारुणी च माये अन्तर्हिते सति, पृथिवी पर्वतैरिव घोरसञ्चारा अभवत्।
Unknown (narrative voice; speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)
Concept: When protective or balancing powers withdraw, the world becomes harsh and difficult; stability is not guaranteed.
Application: In times when supports vanish (health, allies, certainty), simplify, seek refuge in steady practice (japa, seva), and move carefully rather than forcing passage.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The earth appears suddenly jagged and hostile, as if a single mountain-range has erupted everywhere—ridges upon ridges, narrow passes, and shadowed ravines. The air feels emptied after the vanishing of Naiśākarī and Vāruṇī māyās, leaving a stark, frightening stillness over a world turned to stone.","primary_figures":["Personified Māyās Naiśākarī and Vāruṇī (as fading silhouettes)","Tiny human/Deva travelers (optional, to show scale)"],"setting":"A vast terrestrial panorama of relentless mountains, broken paths, and cliff shadows; traces of dissolving magical mist in the sky.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["slate gray","cold silver","deep indigo","pine green","dust brown"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a panoramic earth of layered mountains with gold leaf outlining ridgelines; faint, translucent figures of Naiśākarī and Vāruṇī dissolving into the sky, ornate cloud borders, dramatic contrasts of dark valleys and gilded peaks.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: Himalayan-like landscape multiplied across the horizon, delicate washes of indigo and gray; two ethereal feminine māyā-forms fading like mist, lyrical yet ominous, fine brushwork on crags and narrow paths.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized mountain motifs repeated rhythmically, bold outlines; the two māyās shown as departing divine figures with characteristic eyes and ornaments, pigments of red/yellow/green subdued by dark blues to convey fear.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: patterned mountain forms like repeating motifs, bordered by floral designs; two fading feminine figures at the top corners, deep indigo ground with silver highlights, creating a devotional-yet-ominous cosmic textile tableau."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["low wind","distant owl call","stonefall echoes","long silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: माये अंतर्हिते = माये अन्तर्हिते; अभवद्घोरसंचारा = अभवत् घोर-संचारा (त्+घ→द्घ); पर्वतैरिव = पर्वतैः इव
FAQs
They are presented as two named forms of Māyā (illusory or world-shaping power). The verse notes that when these Māyās become hidden, the conditions of the earth change dramatically.
The simile emphasizes difficulty and harshness: the world becomes hard to move through and frightening, as if the entire landscape were mountainous and obstructive.
Not explicitly. In context it functions more as cosmological narration—describing environmental/world conditions—rather than a direct moral injunction or devotional teaching.