Shloka 71
The Burning of Tripura and the Sacred Greatness of Amarakāṇṭaka
Jvāleśvara on the Narmadā
तं शरं स्तंभयेद्रुद्रो माहेश्वरपुरोत्तमे । एवं व्रजेत यस्तस्मिन्पर्वतेऽमरकंटके
taṃ śaraṃ staṃbhayedrudro māheśvarapurottame | evaṃ vrajeta yastasminparvate'marakaṃṭake
ในนครอันประเสริฐยิ่งของพระมหาอีศวร พระรุทระจักสกัดศรนั้นไว้ ดังนี้พึงมุ่งไปยังภูเขาที่มีนามว่า อมรกัณฑกะ
Unspecified narrator (contextual dialogue not provided in the input)
Concept: Certain places are sanctified by divine interventions that preserve cosmic order; pilgrimage aligns the devotee with that stabilizing power.
Application: When life feels ‘out of control,’ seek stabilizing disciplines—pilgrimage, temple routine, japa—mirroring Rudra’s ‘stambhana’ (arresting) of runaway impulses.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"At the jeweled gates of Māheśvara’s supreme city, Rudra stands poised, ash-smeared and radiant, halting a blazing arrow mid-flight with a gesture of stillness. Behind him rises the dark-green silhouette of Amarakāṇṭaka, crowned with mist, as the arrested flame hangs suspended like a captured comet.","primary_figures":["Rudra (Śiva)","Personified arrow/śara as a flaming projectile","Celestial attendants (gaṇas or kiṃnaras as witnesses)"],"setting":"A liminal space between a divine city and a sacred mountain ridge, with stone steps, banners, and distant forest canopy","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["smoky ash gray","midnight blue","copper flame","forest green","silver white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Rudra in frontal majesty with gold-leaf halo, tiger-skin drape, and gemmed ornaments; a flaming arrow frozen before his palm; Māheśvara’s golden city-arch behind; Amarakāṇṭaka rendered as a stylized green mound; heavy gold embossing on jewelry and architectural borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: elegant Rudra in three-quarter stance, subtle ash tones, delicate flame rendered with fine stippling; cool moonlit palette; misty mountain contours and lyrical trees; refined facial serenity conveying controlled power.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: iconic Rudra with bold outlines, large expressive eyes, and rhythmic flame motifs; flat fields of blue and green; stylized city gateway; suspended arrow as a central emblem of ‘stambhana’.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central Rudra figure framed by floral borders; the halted arrow depicted as a lotus-like flame; decorative mountain-and-forest motifs; deep blue ground with gold and white highlights, symmetrical composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["damaru pulse","soft temple bells","wind through pines","distant conch","sudden silence at the moment of arrest"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: staṃbhayedrudro → staṃbhayet rudraḥ; tasminparvate' → tasmin parvate; parvate'amarakaṇṭake → parvate amara-kaṇṭake.
FAQs
The verse points to the mountain Amarakāṇṭaka, presenting it within a sacred-geography/pilgrimage frame.
Rudra is said to immobilize or arrest an arrow in the supreme city of Maheśvara, indicating divine intervention and protection.
It gives a directional/pilgrimage cue: one should proceed in this manner to the mountain named Amarakāṇṭaka.