Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 39
The Battle of Nahuṣa and Huṇḍa
within the Guru-tīrtha Glorification Episode
खड्गेन तीक्ष्णधारेण तस्य बाहुं विचिच्छिदे । सगदं पतितं भूमौ सांगदं कटकान्वितम्
khaḍgena tīkṣṇadhāreṇa tasya bāhuṃ vicicchide | sagadaṃ patitaṃ bhūmau sāṃgadaṃ kaṭakānvitam
تیز دھار تلوار سے اس نے اس کا بازو کاٹ ڈالا؛ وہ بازو گدا سمیت زمین پر گر پڑا، بازوبند اور کنگنوں سے آراستہ۔
Narrator (speaker not identifiable from the single verse excerpt)
Concept: Adharma is checked by decisive, disciplined force when peaceful restraint fails.
Application: When confronting harm, act promptly and proportionately; cut off the ‘weapon’ of a problem at its source rather than feeding escalation.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A climactic battlefield instant: a razor-bright sword arcs through smoky air, severing a demon’s arm that still grips a heavy mace. The arm falls onto dust-strewn ground, its jeweled armlets and bracelets catching the light amid flying grit and scattered petals from trampled garlands.","primary_figures":["Unnamed warrior (kṣatriya/hero)","Daitya/Dānava opponent"],"setting":"Open battlefield with churned earth, broken chariots, fallen banners, and distant ranks blurred by dust.","lighting_mood":"storm-lit, metallic glare with sparks","color_palette":["iron gray","blood crimson","antique gold","dust ochre","smoke violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a dynamic battle vignette with the hero in frontal three-quarter stance, sword raised, the severed arm with mace depicted mid-fall; lavish gold leaf on armlets, bracelets, and weapon details; rich vermilion and emerald accents on garments; ornate borders with lotus and conch motifs subtly invoking Vaiṣṇava protection.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate brushwork capturing the sword’s curve and the falling jeweled arm; cool smoky background with fine stippling for dust; refined facial features showing fierce concentration; distant hills and fluttering pennants; restrained blood depiction with lyrical realism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, stylized musculature, expressive wide eyes; the severed arm and mace rendered iconically; warm red/yellow/green palette with patterned textiles; temple-wall aesthetic framing the battle as dharma’s triumph.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic battlefield framed by intricate floral borders; lotus motifs and subtle śaṅkha-cakra patterns in the margins; the falling arm and mace stylized, with peacocks and cows absent but ornamental vines and gold highlights suggesting divine oversight."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["clashing steel","war drums","conch shell","dusty wind","shouts of warriors"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कटकान्वितम् = कटक + अन्वितम्; सगदं/सांगदं = स + गदम्, स + अङ्गदम् (सह-अर्थे उपपद-तत्पुरुष)
FAQs
A combat moment: an opponent’s arm is severed with a sharp sword, and it falls to the ground still holding a mace and wearing ornaments.
They heighten vividness and status—showing the fallen limb belonged to a well-armed, ornamented warrior, making the action more dramatic.
Not directly in this single verse; it functions primarily as descriptive battle narration within the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa context.