Shloka 56
Umā’s Austerity, Kauśikī’s Manifestation, and Skanda’s Birth Leading to Tāraka’s Defeat
तदा ते भविता मृत्युरन्यथा न भविष्यति । इत्युक्तोमरतां मेने दैत्यसूनुर्महाबलः
tadā te bhavitā mṛtyuranyathā na bhaviṣyati | ityuktomaratāṃ mene daityasūnurmahābalaḥ
“เมื่อนั้นความตายของเจ้าจักเกิดขึ้นแน่นอน หาเป็นอย่างอื่นไม่” ครั้นได้ฟังดังนี้ บุตรแห่งไทตยะผู้มีกำลังใหญ่ก็สำคัญตนว่าเป็นอมตะ
Narrator (contextual voice of the Purana; specific speaker not identifiable from this single verse alone)
Concept: Certainty of death arises from conditions already embedded; pride turns a warning into false security.
Application: When warned about consequences, don’t rationalize them away; humility and self-examination prevent self-deception.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A narrator’s invisible voice hangs over the scene as Brahmā’s words crystallize into a dark certainty: ‘your death will occur.’ The asura, however, smiles—mistaking conditional prophecy for absolute immortality—while shadowy omens coil at the edge of the cosmic court.","primary_figures":["Brahmā","Daitya-sūnu (mighty asura)","ominous symbolic forms (time-wheel, fading aura)"],"setting":"Cosmic audience hall with a faintly appearing kāla-cakra (wheel of time) behind the asura.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance with gathering shadow","color_palette":["ashen gray","molten gold","midnight blue","blood red","pale lotus"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Brahmā luminous with gold leaf halo, the asura adorned and confident, behind him a dark kāla-cakra rendered in embossed gold-black contrast, dramatic chiaroscuro, ornate borders, the phrase ‘ananyathā’ stylized as a glowing band above.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: restrained composition with a subtle shadow creeping toward the asura’s feet, fine linework on Brahmā’s calm faces, a faint time-wheel in the sky, cool blues and grays balancing warm gold accents.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, the asura’s proud expression emphasized, a symbolic serpent-time motif curling near the border, warm reds and yellows with a dark indigo field suggesting impending doom.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: decorative cosmic mandala with a time-wheel motif, Brahmā centered on lotus, the asura at lower register with ornate costume, deep blue background, gold highlights, floral borders that subtly transition from blooming to withering to show inevitability."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["single conch blast","low drum pulse","sudden silence","distant thunder"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मृत्युः+अन्यथा→मृत्युरन्यथा; इति+उक्तः+अमरताṃ→इत्युक्तोमरतां (उक्तः→उक्तो before vowel; अमरताṃ→अमरताṃ with sandhi in running text).
FAQs
It highlights the inevitability of death and how delusion can arise even after a clear statement of mortality—power can lead one to mistake temporary advantage for immortality.
The verse refers generically to a powerful Daitya offspring (a demon lineage figure). The exact name and narrative context require the surrounding verses of Adhyaya 44.
It warns against arrogance and self-deception: hearing a truth is not the same as understanding it, and pride can distort even explicit instruction.