Shloka 6
The Tārakāmaya War: Divine Mustering, Māyā Countermeasures, Aurva Fire, and Viṣṇu’s Slaying of Kālanemi
यमारूढः स भगवान्पर्येति सकलं जगत् । हविर्दानेषु गायंति विप्रा मखमुखेस्थिताः
yamārūḍhaḥ sa bhagavānparyeti sakalaṃ jagat | havirdāneṣu gāyaṃti viprā makhamukhesthitāḥ
యమునిపై ఆరూఢుడైన ఆ భగవాన్ సమస్త జగత్తును పరిభ్రమిస్తాడు. హవిర్దాన సమయమున యజ్ఞముఖస్థితులైన విప్రులు ఆయన స్తోత్రగానము చేస్తారు.
Uncertain from single-verse context (likely within the Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue frame typical of Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa passages).
Concept: Cosmic order is upheld through dharmic governance and through yajña where mantra and offering align human action with divine administration.
Application: Treat daily duties as offerings: keep speech truthful, actions measured, and dedicate work/food/charity as a small ‘havis’ to the divine order; honor learned recitation and ethical restraint as forms of worship.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vast sacrificial arena expands into a cosmic panorama: the ‘mouth of the sacrifice’ glows like a living altar while Vedic priests chant in measured cadence. Above, a revered divine figure associated with Yama’s authority traverses the worlds, suggesting dharma’s reach from heaven to earth, with mantra-streams rising like luminous ribbons.","primary_figures":["Yama (Dharmarāja)","Vedic priests (viprāḥ)","personified Yajña/altar-fire"],"setting":"A grand yajña-śālā with fire-altars, ladles of ghee, kusa grass, and a horizon that dissolves into the three worlds (trailokya)","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["smoldering vermilion","ghee-gold","ash white","deep indigo","saffron ochre"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a radiant yajña-śālā with a central fire-altar rendered in thick gold leaf, priests in white dhotis chanting at the ‘mouth’ of the sacrifice, Yama as Dharmarāja above with regal ornaments, embossed halos, rich maroon and emerald borders, gem-studded jewelry, intricate floral filigree around the altar flames.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a lyrical sacrificial courtyard with delicate linework, priests seated in a semicircle chanting, thin smoke curling into a starry sky where Yama’s dharmic presence traverses the worlds; cool blues and soft ochres, refined faces, gentle hills and distant celestial layers painted with airy washes.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and natural pigments, a symmetrical yajña scene with stylized flames, priests with expressive eyes chanting, Yama depicted as dignified Dharmarāja above, strong red-yellow-green palette, temple-wall aesthetic with ornamental bands and lotus medallions.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a devotional altar scene framed by lotus and floral borders, stylized smoke forming auspicious patterns, priests chanting in rhythmic rows; deep blue background with gold highlights, intricate motifs suggesting cosmic order, peacocks perched on the border, emphasizing sacred sound and offering."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low temple bells","crackling sacrificial fire","soft conch shell","measured Vedic chanting","hushed assembly"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यमारूढः = यम + आरूढः; भगवान्पर्येति = भगवान् + पर्येति; हविर्दानेषु = हविः + दानेषु; मखमुखेस्थिताः = मख + मुखे + स्थिताः.
FAQs
The verse depicts a revered divine figure associated with Yama (the lord of justice/death). Without surrounding verses, the exact identification cannot be stated with certainty; it functions as an image linking cosmic traversal with dharmic oversight.
“Makha” is a sacrifice (yajña), and “mukha” is its ‘mouth’—a conventional way to indicate the focal point/opening of the rite where offerings are made and recitations are performed.
It ties ritual action (offering oblations and chanting) to cosmic order: sacred recitation and yajña are presented as acts aligned with dharma under a supervising divine principle associated with Yama.