Shloka 59
The Burning of Tripura and the Sacred Greatness of Amarakāṇṭaka
Jvāleśvara on the Narmadā
सहपुत्रकलत्रकलापधनैः सततं जय देहि अनुस्मरणम् । व्यथितोस्मि शरीरशतैर्बहुभिर्गमिताद्य महानरकस्य गतिः
sahaputrakalatrakalāpadhanaiḥ satataṃ jaya dehi anusmaraṇam | vyathitosmi śarīraśatairbahubhirgamitādya mahānarakasya gatiḥ
พร้อมด้วยบุตร ภรรยา หมู่สหาย และทรัพย์สมบัติของข้าพเจ้า ข้าแต่ผู้ทรงชัย โปรดประทานการระลึกถึงพระองค์อย่างไม่ขาดสายแก่ข้าพเจ้า ข้าพเจ้าระทมทุกข์; ด้วยกายเป็นร้อยเป็นพัน บัดนี้ข้าพเจ้าถูกพาเข้าสู่หนทางแห่งมหานรก
Unspecified (verse presented as a first-person lament/prayer within the Svarga-khaṇḍa narration)
Concept: Smaraṇa as rescue: even amid family ties and wealth, the highest boon is unceasing remembrance that redirects the soul away from naraka-bound trajectories.
Application: Create a daily ‘anusmaraṇa anchor’: a fixed time for japa or stotra, and a brief remembrance before key actions (meals, work start, sleep) to prevent life from becoming purely attachment-driven.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A householder-devotee stands at a threshold where his family and wealth appear behind him like fading mirages, while ahead yawns the dark road toward Mahānaraka—iron gates, smoky winds, and distant cries. He turns back inward, hands raised in prayer, and a stream of luminous syllables—‘anusmaraṇam’—forms a bridge of light over the abyss.","primary_figures":["devotee/householder","symbolic figures: son, wife, companions (fading)","personified Naraka guardians (distant, shadowed)","Śiva (implied as the remembered Lord, possibly as a radiant presence above)"],"setting":"Liminal crossroads: one side a warm domestic courtyard, the other a bleak infernal path with dark gates and ash-laden air.","lighting_mood":"chiaroscuro (domestic warmth vs infernal gloom)","color_palette":["warm ochre","smoke gray","blood red","lamp gold","deep black"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: split-scene composition—left a richly ornamented household setting with gold accents; right a dark naraka gate with embossed gold flames; central devotee in namaskāra, a gold-leaf stream of sacred syllables arcing upward; heavy borders, jewel-like detailing, dramatic contrast.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: poignant domestic-to-infernal transition; soft warm tones for family courtyard, cool dark washes for naraka road; devotee’s face rendered with delicate sorrow; luminous script-bridge painted as fine white-gold strokes; restrained, lyrical tragedy.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold, didactic tableau; domestic figures stylized in warm reds/yellows, naraka in dark greens/blacks; devotee centered with large expressive eyes; ornamental bands carrying mantra-like text; temple-wall moral clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic narrative with ornate floral borders; central devotee, domestic motifs (pots, lamps, textiles) on one side, stylized dark gate and swirling smoke motifs on the other; deep blue-black ground with gold highlights; repeating script patterns suggesting constant remembrance."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["low tanpura drone","distant wind","single bell at line endings","soft sob-like alap","silence after 'naraka'"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सहपुत्रकलत्रकलापधनैः → सह + पुत्र + कलत्र + कलाप + धनैः (समास/समाहार); व्यथितोस्मि → व्यथितः + अस्मि; शरीरशतैर्बहुभिः → शरीरशतैः + बहुभिः; गमिताद्य → गमिता + अद्य; महानरकस्य → महा + नरकस्य (कर्मधारय).
FAQs
The speaker asks for satataṃ anusmaraṇam—continuous remembrance of the Divine—despite attachment to family and wealth.
It portrays karmic suffering as a prolonged journey through many embodiments, culminating in the painful “gati” (destiny/course) of great hell (mahā-naraka).
While family and prosperity are acknowledged, the verse implies they are insufficient as ultimate refuge; sustained devotion and remembrance are presented as the remedy to suffering and downfall.