Shloka 57
The Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
ये गुणास्तस्य देवस्य वक्तुं जिह्वापि वेधसः । न शक्ता ख्यापने तस्य देवस्य परमेष्ठिनः
ye guṇāstasya devasya vaktuṃ jihvāpi vedhasaḥ | na śaktā khyāpane tasya devasya parameṣṭhinaḥ
तस्य देवस्य गुणान् वक्तुं वेधसोऽपि जिह्वा न समर्था। तस्य परमेष्ठिनो देवस्य ख्यापनेऽपि न शक्तिः॥
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Concept: The Supreme Lord’s qualities are inexhaustible; even Brahmā cannot fully articulate them—devotion thrives in humility and wonder.
Application: Replace spiritual pride with reverent practice: chant, listen, and serve without claiming total comprehension; let awe deepen steadiness in sādhana.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Brahmā sits upon a lotus in Satyaloka, quill and palm-leaf poised, yet his tongue and pen dissolve into light as he beholds an immeasurable ocean of divine attributes. In the distance, the Supreme Lord appears as an endless blue horizon with countless luminous symbols—conch, discus, lotus—suggesting qualities beyond speech.","primary_figures":["Brahmā (Vedhas)","Vishnu/Nārāyaṇa (as the ineffable Supreme)","celestial sages (optional witnesses)"],"setting":"Satyaloka with lotus platforms, starry ether, and a boundless divine expanse","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["deep cosmic blue","liquid gold","lotus white","amethyst","soft coral"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Brahmā on a lotus pedestal with four faces turned in awe, before an immense Nārāyaṇa aura that fills the panel; thick gold leaf rays, embossed halos, jewel-toned ornaments, stylized conch-discus motifs repeating into infinity, ornate borders and temple-arch framing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate Brahmā with refined features and soft garments, seated on a pale lotus; beyond him a vast blue gradient where Viṣṇu’s presence is suggested by subtle symbols and luminous clouds; fine linework, gentle washes, poetic negative space, Himalayan-like airy atmosphere.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: central Brahmā rendered with bold outlines and expressive eyes, facing a massive blue mandala of Viṣṇu’s radiance; natural pigments, red-yellow-green accents, repetitive sacred motifs, temple-wall symmetry and floral borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a devotional infinity pattern—central lotus with Brahmā, surrounded by concentric rings of śaṅkha-cakra-padma motifs leading to a deep blue field indicating the limitless Lord; intricate floral borders, gold highlights, symmetrical sacred geometry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft conch in distance","long resonant silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: guṇāḥ + tasya → guṇāstasya; jihvā + api → jihvāpi.
FAQs
It teaches the transcendence of the Supreme Lord’s qualities: even Brahmā, the cosmic creator, cannot fully articulate them, indicating that the divine is ultimately beyond complete verbal description.
“Vedhas” is an epithet of Brahmā (the ordainer/creator). “Parameṣṭhin” literally means “the most exalted” or “supremely established,” used here as an honorific for the Supreme Lord.
It encourages humility and reverence in spiritual speech and practice—recognizing the limits of intellect and language, and valuing devotion (bhakti) and contemplation over claims of complete doctrinal mastery.