Shloka 164
Means to Slay Tāraka: Girijā’s Birth, Kāma’s Burning, and Umā’s Austerities
एतद्दौर्भाग्यमतुलमसंख्यं च दुरुद्वहम् । चराचरे भूतसर्गे चिंता सा व्यापिनी मुने
etaddaurbhāgyamatulamasaṃkhyaṃ ca durudvaham | carācare bhūtasarge ciṃtā sā vyāpinī mune
เคราะห์ร้ายนี้หาที่เปรียบมิได้ นับประมาณมิได้ และยากยิ่งจะทนทาน ในการกำเนิดสรรพสัตว์ทั้งที่เคลื่อนไหวและไม่เคลื่อนไหว ความกังวลนั้นแผ่ซ่านไปทั่ว โอ้มุนี
Unspecified (narrator addressing a sage: 'mune')
Concept: Sorrow and anxiety can become all-pervading across the entire field of beings (cara–acara), revealing the weight of saṁsāra; the verse implicitly urges seeking a dharmic/divine remedy rather than being swallowed by pervasive worry.
Application: Name the anxiety, recognize its tendency to spread, and counter it with structured sādhana: daily japa, simple vrata discipline, charity, and seeking wise counsel; keep worship steady during crisis.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A wide cosmic panorama shows moving beings—humans, animals, birds—alongside unmoving trees and mountains, all under a vast sky heavy with swirling, smoke-like ‘chintā’ that threads through the scene. At the horizon, a calm sage stands as a still point, suggesting that wisdom and devotion can pierce the pervasive gloom.","primary_figures":["sage (mune)","symbolic multitude of beings (cara)","trees/mountains (acara)","abstract ‘chintā’ cloud motif"],"setting":"cosmic landscape blending forest, village, riverless plain, and distant mountains to represent all creation","lighting_mood":"twilight, storm-brewing","color_palette":["slate blue","smoke gray","dusky violet","earth umber","thin gold rim-light"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: expansive multi-layered landscape with humans, animals, and trees; a central sage with gold-leaf halo as the axis of calm; embossed gold outlines tracing the ‘chintā’ cloud patterns; deep jewel tones with dramatic contrast and ornate border work.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: panoramic hillside world with tiny detailed figures and animals; translucent wash for the anxiety-cloud drifting across; a serene sage in the foreground; cool twilight palette with delicate linework and atmospheric depth.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: symbolic cosmic frieze—bands of moving beings and unmoving nature; swirling chintā motif as decorative spiral; sage as central icon; bold outlines, flat pigments, temple-wall symmetry in red/yellow/green with dark blue fields.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: large narrative cloth with repeating motifs of beings and foliage; anxiety rendered as patterned smoke-vines; central sage framed by lotus medallions; deep indigo background with gold highlights and intricate floral borders."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["distant thunder","wind through trees","long silence between lines","single bell at cadence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: etaddaurbhāgyam = etat daurbhāgyam; atulamasaṃkhyam = atulam asaṃkhyam.
FAQs
It portrays creation as encompassing both mobile and immobile beings, within which worry or anxiety is described as a pervasive condition.
Cintā is presented as 'vyāpinī'—something that spreads through the whole field of manifested life—suggesting an existential, not merely personal, burden.
Recognizing anxiety as widespread encourages compassion and steadiness; it also motivates seeking dharmic discipline and spiritual refuge to endure what is 'durudvaham' (hard to bear).