Shloka 161
Cosmic Time, Cycles of Creation and Dissolution, and the Varāha Uplift of Earth
अद्यापि न निवर्तंते नारायणपरायणाः । तामिस्रमंधतामिस्रं महारौरव रौरवम्
adyāpi na nivartaṃte nārāyaṇaparāyaṇāḥ | tāmisramaṃdhatāmisraṃ mahāraurava rauravam
ఇప్పటికీ నారాయణపరాయణులు తిరిగి ఆ స్థితులకు వెళ్లరు—తామిస్ర, అంధతామిస్ర, మహారౌరవ, రౌరవ నరకాలకు.
Unspecified narrator (contextual speaker not provided in the input excerpt)
Concept: Exclusive devotion to Nārāyaṇa grants non-return from hellish destinies.
Application: Anchor life in a clear spiritual priority—daily nāma-japa, remembrance, and ethical living aligned with devotion—so fear-based impulses lose power.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: celestial_realm
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","temple bells","low drone","distant thunder (subtle)","sudden silence at ‘na nivartante’"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अद्यापि = अद्य + अपि; तामिस्रमंधतामिस्रं = तामिस्रम् + अन्धतामिस्रम् (m + a → ma); verse 2 is a list of hell-names in accusative (implied 'do not return to/are not subject to').
FAQs
It teaches that exclusive devotion to Nārāyaṇa protects a devotee from falling into states of suffering associated with specific narakas (hell-realms).
They are traditional names of narakas (hell-realms) described in Purāṇic literature, representing intense darkness, delusion, and painful consequences of wrongdoing.
By stating that the nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇa—one who takes Nārāyaṇa as the sole refuge—does not return to such suffering states, it highlights bhakti as a decisive liberating refuge.