Shloka 144
The Establishment of Vāmana at Kānyakubja and the Sanctification of Setu
तप्यमानाय तप्याय ब्रह्मण्याय जयाय च । विश्वात्मने विश्वसृजे विश्वमावृत्य तिष्ठते
tapyamānāya tapyāya brahmaṇyāya jayāya ca | viśvātmane viśvasṛje viśvamāvṛtya tiṣṭhate
ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระผู้เร่าร้อนในตบะ และทรงเป็นพลังแห่งตบะนั้นเอง; แด่ผู้พิทักษ์พราหมณ์ และแด่ชัยชนะอันเป็นรูปธรรม; แด่วิญญาณแห่งสากลและผู้สร้างสากล—ผู้ทรงแผ่ซ่านและห่อหุ้มโลกทั้งปวงไว้
Unspecified (a stuti/praise-verse within the narrative frame of Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)
Concept: The Lord is both tapas (austerity) and the fruit of tapas; as Viśvātmā he pervades all—recognition of this pervasion leads to inner victory (jaya).
Application: When overwhelmed, return to one disciplined practice (tapas as consistency): a fixed time for japa/reading/service; let ‘viśvātmā’ reframe conflicts as passing waves within a larger consciousness.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A colossal, tranquil Śiva-form fills the cosmos: galaxies and the five elements swirl within his aura as he stands unmoving, enveloping the world like a living mandala. Below, tiny sages perform austerities, their fire-flames rising and merging into the Lord’s radiance, signifying tapas returning to its source.","primary_figures":["Śiva as Viśvātmā/Viśvasṛj","sages performing tapas","personified elements (subtle)"],"setting":"Cosmic expanse with a layered mandala of the elements; a small earthly plateau at the bottom with ascetics and a fire altar.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["cosmic black","sapphire blue","aurora teal","incandescent gold","ash white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: monumental Śiva standing within a circular cosmic prabhāmaṇḍala, gold-leaf rays and embossed halo, miniature worlds and lotuses embedded in the aura, sages at the base with tiny fire altars, rich crimson and emerald borders, heavy ornamentation and symmetrical composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: vast sky rendered with delicate gradients, a towering yet gentle Śiva silhouette filled with star-like dots, small ascetics below, cool blues and teals with fine gold highlights, lyrical sense of scale and quiet wonder.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: iconic frontal Śiva with expansive aura containing stylized planets and elemental motifs, bold outlines, flat yet intricate patterning, strong reds/yellows/greens with deep blue background, temple-wall mandala symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: circular cosmic mandala centered on Śiva, lotus rings and floral borders, deep indigo ground with gold constellations, small vignettes of tapasvins around the perimeter, intricate repeating motifs suggesting ‘viśvam āvṛtya’."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","deep bell resonance","soft conch (single)","silence between lines","distant wind-like ambience"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: No external sandhi except normal word-joining in recitation; ‘विश्वम् आवृत्य’ is a clear object + gerund construction.
FAQs
A supreme divine principle portrayed as the universal Self and creator, immanent in the world—one who pervades all (viśvam āvṛtya tiṣṭhate) and upholds dharma (brahmaṇya).
It expresses divine immanence: the deity is not distant from creation but abides within it, covering and sustaining the universe from within.
It highlights tapas (disciplined spiritual effort) and dharma-protection (brahmaṇya) as divine qualities to emulate—discipline, reverence for sacred learning, and steadfastness in righteous conduct.