Kriyā-yoga, the Virāṭ-Puruṣa Mapping, and the Sun-God’s Monthly Expansions
ओज:सहोबलयुतं मुख्यतत्त्वं गदां दधत् । अपां तत्त्वं दरवरं तेजस्तत्त्वं सुदर्शनम् ॥ १४ ॥ नभोनिभं नभस्तत्त्वमसिं चर्म तमोमयम् । कालरूपं धनु: शार्ङ्गं तथा कर्ममयेषुधिम् ॥ १५ ॥
ojaḥ-saho-bala-yutaṁ mukhya-tattvaṁ gadāṁ dadhat apāṁ tattvaṁ dara-varaṁ tejas-tattvaṁ sudarśanam
Ang pamalo ng Panginoon ay ang pangunahing sangkap, prāṇa, na taglay ang lakas ng pandama, isip, at katawan. Ang Kanyang śaṅkha ay ang sangkap ng tubig, ang Sudarśana cakra ay ang sangkap ng apoy, at ang Kanyang tabak na dalisay na gaya ng langit ay ang sangkap ng ākāśa; ang kalasag ay tamas, ang busog na Śārṅga ay panahon, at ang sisidlang puno ng palaso ay ang mga organo ng pagkilos.
In this verse, Śukadeva explains that Viṣṇu’s weapons correspond to cosmic principles: the club to mahat-tattva, conch to water, Sudarśana to fire, sword to ether, shield to darkness, bow to time, and quiver to karma.
Because time is the Lord’s irresistible power that governs creation, maintenance, and destruction; identifying the bow as kāla teaches that the Lord directs the unfolding of all events.
It encourages mindful action: since karma shapes future experience and time is unstoppable, one should act righteously and dedicate work to God (bhakti) to reduce bondage and cultivate spiritual clarity.