Shloka 112
The Slaying of the Kālakeyas and the Greatness of Vināyaka Worship
एभिस्त्वां निशितैर्बाणैर्नयामि यममंदिरम् । इत्युक्त्वा परमक्रुद्धो बाणमंतकसन्निभम्
ebhistvāṃ niśitairbāṇairnayāmi yamamaṃdiram | ityuktvā paramakruddho bāṇamaṃtakasannibham
“एभिर्निशितैर्बाणैस्त्वां यममन्दिरं नयामि” इत्युक्त्वा परमक्रुद्धोऽन्तकसन्निभं बाणं जग्राह।
Unspecified warrior/antagonist (context not provided in the single verse)
Concept: Anger transforms speech into a vow of harm; the 'Antaka-like' weapon symbolizes how unchecked wrath becomes death itself.
Application: Before acting in anger, pause—words and intentions can become irreversible 'arrows'; cultivate restraint, prayer, and cooling practices.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The antagonist, eyes aflame, draws a massive arrow that seems to drink in light—its tip glowing like a miniature sun of destruction, 'Antaka' made tangible. The air ripples around the bow, and even the battlefield noise appears to hush as the death-like missile is raised.","primary_figures":["Furious daitya archer (antagonist)","Targeted deva warrior","Personified Antaka/Death as a subtle aura or shadow behind the arrow"],"setting":"battlefield foreground close-up with bow drawn; background blurred with armies and shattered chariots","lighting_mood":"divine radiance mixed with ominous shadow—high contrast chiaroscuro","color_palette":["obsidian black","molten gold","scarlet","electric blue","ashen gray"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: close-up of the archer in wrath, bow fully drawn; the Antaka-like arrow rendered with thick gold leaf and embossed radiance; gem-studded armlets, rich crimson and emerald textiles; a faint icon of Yama/Antaka in the upper corner, ornate border intensifying the drama.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: dynamic diagonal composition of drawn bow and arrow; delicate flame-like aura around the arrowhead; cool dusk background with fine dust; expressive yet refined faces, subtle terror in onlookers, lyrical but tense atmosphere.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized furious eyes; the arrow as a thick, glowing form with patterned aura; saturated reds/yellows/greens with black shadow fields; icon-like Antaka presence suggested behind the weapon in a secondary register.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic 'death-arrow' motif centered, surrounded by lotus and floral borders; deep indigo ground with gold detailing; the arrow halo patterned like mandala rays, peacocks and celestial motifs witnessing the moment of impending strike."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["bowstring creak","sudden hush","distant thunder","war drums stopping abruptly","conch shell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एभिस्त्वाम् = एभिः + त्वाम्; निशितैर्बाणैः = निशितैः + बाणैः; बाणैर्नयामि = बाणैः + नयामि; इत्युक्त्वा = इति + उक्त्वा; यममंदिरम् = यम + मन्दिरम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); परमक्रुद्धः = परम + क्रुद्धः; बाणमंतकसन्निभम् = बाणम् + अन्तक-सन्निभम् (अन्तकसन्निभम्)
FAQs
Yama is the lord of death and justice; “Yama’s abode” is a poetic way of saying death (being slain and brought under Yama’s domain).
Antaka is an epithet meaning “the Ender,” i.e., Death; calling an arrow “Antaka-like” intensifies its lethal, doom-bringing imagery.
The verse highlights how uncontrolled anger escalates violence; in Purāṇic narrative frames, it often functions as a warning that wrath (krodha) clouds discernment and leads toward destructive outcomes.