Shloka 32
The Burning of Tripura and the Sacred Greatness of Amarakāṇṭaka
Jvāleśvara on the Narmadā
काचिद्बाला विशालाक्षी मुक्तावलि विभूषिता । धूमेनाकुलिता सा तु प्रतिबुद्धा शिखार्द्दिता
kācidbālā viśālākṣī muktāvali vibhūṣitā | dhūmenākulitā sā tu pratibuddhā śikhārdditā
ముత్యాల హారంతో అలంకరించబడిన విశాలాక్షి ఒక బాలిక ధూమంతో కమ్మబడింది; ఆపై మేల్కొని జ్వాలలతో కాలిపోయింది।
Narrator (contextual; specific speaker not identifiable from this single verse alone)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: काचिद्बाला = काचित् + बाला; धूमेनाकुलिता = धूमेन + आकुलिता.
FAQs
It depicts a young, pearl-adorned, large-eyed girl who is overwhelmed by smoke and then awakens while being scorched by flames—an intense scene of danger and sudden awareness.
Not directly on its own; it functions primarily as narrative description. The theological or ethical teaching would depend on the surrounding verses and who the girl is within the episode.
At a general level, it evokes the theme of awakening amid crisis—how complacency can be shattered by danger, prompting alertness and the need for timely protection or right action.