Shloka 72
Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice: Kokāmukha Tīrtha, Varāha’s Aid, and the Arrival of Gāyatrī
ये चान्ते विघ्नकर्तारो यातुधानास्तथाऽसुराः । घातयिष्याम्यहं सर्वान्स्वस्ति तिष्ठ पितामह
ye cānte vighnakartāro yātudhānāstathā'surāḥ | ghātayiṣyāmyahaṃ sarvānsvasti tiṣṭha pitāmaha
และผู้ใดในกาลท้ายเป็นผู้ก่ออุปสรรค ไม่ว่าจะเป็นยาตุธานะหรืออสูร เราจักสังหารเสียทั้งหมด จงดำรงอยู่ในสิริมงคลและความปลอดภัยเถิด โอ้ปิตามหะ (ปู่ผู้ยิ่งใหญ่)
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (addressing Brahmā as 'Pitāmaha')
Concept: The Lord removes vighnas (obstacles) and subdues malevolent forces so that auspicious order may prevail.
Application: Name and confront ‘obstacles’ (habits, fears, harmful influences) with disciplined resolve, while anchoring in prayer and auspicious intention (svasti).
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Vishnu’s presence expands like a protective horizon as he points toward shadowy yātudhānas and asuras dissolving into smoke at the edge of the sacrificial ground. Brahmā, addressed as Pitāmaha, sits steady on a lotus-seat, reassured by the Lord’s promise as auspicious symbols appear in the air like mantric glyphs.","primary_figures":["Vishnu","Brahmā (Pitāmaha)","yātudhānas","asuras","celestial sages"],"setting":"A cosmic lotus-platform near a yajña enclosure, with Brahmā’s lotus-throne and a boundary of protective light.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["radiant gold","smoky violet","lotus white","emerald green","copper red"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Vishnu in commanding stance beside Brahmā on a lotus throne, gold leaf radiance forming a protective mandala, yātudhānas and asuras rendered in darker hues at the periphery, ornate jewelry and crowns, rich reds/greens with embossed gold detailing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: Brahmā serene on a lotus, Vishnu gesturing protection, delicate depiction of dissolving demons as mist, soft celestial landscape with pale blues and greens, refined expressions and lyrical composition.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Vishnu and Brahmā with bold outlines and stylized eyes, demons in rhythmic forms at the border, strong red-yellow-green palette, temple mural symmetry and decorative floral bands.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central Vishnu-Brahmā composition framed by lotus vines, auspicious svasti symbols integrated into the border, deep blue ground with gold highlights, peripheral dark figures fading, devotional symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","drum strokes","fire crackle","sudden silence after vow"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चान्ते = च + अन्ते; यातुधानास्तथा'सुराः = यातुधानाः + तथा + असुराः; घातयिष्याम्यहम् = घातयिष्यामि + अहम्; सर्वान्स्वस्ति = सर्वान् + स्वस्ति.
FAQs
Pitāmaha (“Grandfather”) is a well-known epithet of Brahmā, the cosmic creator, often addressed respectfully by gods and divine beings.
The verse presents a duty-based ethic: forces that obstruct righteous action and cosmic order are to be restrained or removed, while the virtuous are assured safety and auspiciousness.
Creation narratives in the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa commonly include the safeguarding of the creative order; here, the promise to destroy obstacle-makers functions as protection of the unfolding cosmic process.