Shloka 121
Yoga-Sleep, Cosmic Dissolution, and the Lotus of Creation
with Mārkaṇḍeya’s Vision
श्रीभगवानुवाच । अहं नारायणो ब्रह्मन्सर्वभूतविनाशनः । अहं सहस्रशीर्षास्यः सहस्रपदसंयुतः
śrībhagavānuvāca | ahaṃ nārāyaṇo brahmansarvabhūtavināśanaḥ | ahaṃ sahasraśīrṣāsyaḥ sahasrapadasaṃyutaḥ
พระผู้เป็นเจ้าตรัสว่า: “ดูก่อนพราหมณ์ เราคือนารายณ์ ผู้ทำลายสรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวง เรามีเศียรและพักตร์พันประการ พร้อมด้วยบาทพันประการ”
Śrī Bhagavān (Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu)
Concept: The Supreme Lord is the all-pervading cosmic Person (virāṭ/puruṣa) who contains and dissolves all beings.
Application: Contemplate the Lord’s presence in all directions; reduce ego by remembering one’s smallness within the cosmic body; cultivate surrender (śaraṇāgati) in uncertainty.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Vishnu reveals the virāṭ form: innumerable crowned heads and serene faces radiate in all directions, while countless feet rest upon swirling galaxies. Brahmā, small as a lotus-bud, gazes upward in trembling wonder as creation and dissolution shimmer within the Lord’s body.","primary_figures":["Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu (virāṭ form)","Brahmā"],"setting":"Cosmic expanse with lotus, stars, nebulae, and subtle mandalas; hints of pralaya-waters at the horizon.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sapphire blue","gold leaf","lotus pink","pearl white","deep indigo"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Vishnu as virāṭ with multiple crowned heads and layered halos, Brahmā seated on a lotus at the lower corner, heavy gold leaf radiance around each face, rich vermilion and emerald garments, gem-studded ornaments, ornate arch framing the cosmic scene, stylized pralaya-waves beneath.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical cosmic landscape with delicate brushwork, Vishnu’s vast form suggested through repeating serene faces and hands, Brahmā tiny on a lotus, cool indigo sky with fine star-dots, soft pink-gold dawn glow, refined facial features and gentle awe-filled expressions.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: monumental Vishnu-virāṭ with bold black outlines, large expressive eyes on repeating faces, concentric aureoles, Brahmā on lotus, traditional red-yellow-green palette with deep blue body tone, temple-wall symmetry and rhythmic patterning of heads and feet.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central Vishnu-virāṭ framed by lotus borders and floral vines, deep blue ground with gold detailing, peacocks and stylized lotuses at corners, Brahmā on lotus near the navel-lotus motif, intricate Nathdwara-like ornamentation and repeating halo patterns."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","temple bells","low drone (tanpura)","vast silence between lines"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्रीभगवानुवाच = श्री-भगवान् उवाच; ब्रह्मन्सर्वभूतविनाशनः = ब्रह्मन् सर्वभूत-विनाशनः; सहस्रपदसंयुतः = सहस्रपद-संयुतः
FAQs
It presents Nārāyaṇa as the supreme cosmic reality who governs dissolution as well as creation, and whose form encompasses the entire universe (symbolized by “a thousand heads” and “a thousand feet”).
It is a traditional way of expressing the all-pervading, cosmic form—an infinite, universal presence rather than a limited physical body.
Recognizing the Lord as all-encompassing and sovereign encourages humility, surrender, and steadiness in devotion, since all beings and all endings are under the same divine order.