Shloka 57
Expansion of Creation through Dakṣa and Kaśyapa: Devas, Dānavas, Nāgas, Birds, and Cosmic Offices
अवध्या ये नराणां वै हिरण्यपुरवासिनः । चतुर्मुखाल्लब्धवरा ये हता विजयेन तु
avadhyā ye narāṇāṃ vai hiraṇyapuravāsinaḥ | caturmukhāllabdhavarā ye hatā vijayena tu
ชาวหิรัณยปุระเหล่านั้น ผู้มิอาจถูกมนุษย์ฆ่าได้ และผู้ได้รับพรจากพรหมผู้มีสี่พักตร์—ถึงกระนั้นก็ยังถูกวิชัยสังหารลง
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Concept: Boons and worldly protections are conditional; arrogance built on ‘invincibility’ collapses before a higher ordinance.
Application: Do not rely on status, immunity, or loopholes; cultivate humility and ethical strength—true security is alignment with dharma and devotion.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A towering golden city—Hiraṇyapura—floats or rises like a fortress of pride, its gates etched with boon-inscriptions from Brahmā. Vijaya, radiant and resolute, breaches the city’s aura of invulnerability; the moment captures the paradox of the ‘unslayable’ falling, as the sky splits with dharmic light.","primary_figures":["Vijaya","Asura inhabitants of Hiraṇyapura","Brahmā (as boon-giver, shown in a vignette or celestial inset)"],"setting":"Aerial/celestial battlefield around a luminous fortified city; banners, ramparts, and a vast sky as backdrop.","lighting_mood":"storm-cleft radiance","color_palette":["molten gold","steel gray","electric white","crimson","deep ultramarine"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Hiraṇyapura as a gold-leaf fortress with embossed ramparts; Vijaya in heroic stance with ornate armor and halo, dynamic diagonals; inset of four-faced Brahmā granting a boon; rich reds and greens, gem-studded ornaments, dramatic gold highlights and thick decorative borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: floating golden city against a cool blue sky, delicate clouds; Vijaya advancing with poised heroism, refined facial features; subtle depiction of Brahmā in a corner vignette; crisp linework, restrained yet vivid palette, lyrical but tense atmosphere.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined fortress with patterned gold-yellow blocks; Vijaya frontal and commanding, stylized eyes; Brahmā shown above with four faces; flat yet powerful composition, red/yellow/green dominance with black contours.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate city rendered as a mandala-like palace with lotus motifs; Vijaya centered, surrounded by swirling cloud patterns and floral borders; deep blue ground with gold and crimson accents, intricate detailing, peacocks and stylized flames framing the heroic breakthrough."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","war drums (soft)","thunder rumble","metallic clash (subtle)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चतुर्मुखाल्लब्धवरा = चतुर्मुखात् + लब्धवराः; हिरण्यपुरवासिनः (समास): हिरण्यपुर + वासिनः
FAQs
The verse implies a conditional protection—invincible to ordinary men—yet they can still fall to an exceptional agent (Vijaya), suggesting the limitation or specificity of boons in Purāṇic logic.
Caturmukha (“four-faced”) is an epithet of Brahmā, the creator deity, from whom these beings received their boons.
Power secured through boons or privileges is not absolute; it can be overturned by higher destiny, divine will, or a superior force—highlighting the impermanence of dominance based on external grants.