Shloka 73
Glory of Nīla Mountain and the Prelude to King Ratnagrīva’s Legend
चक्रांका यत्र पाषाणा मानवा अपि चक्रिणः । पशवः कीटपक्ष्याद्याः सर्वे चक्रशरीरिणः
cakrāṃkā yatra pāṣāṇā mānavā api cakriṇaḥ | paśavaḥ kīṭapakṣyādyāḥ sarve cakraśarīriṇaḥ
اس مقام پر پتھروں پر بھی چکر کا نشان ہے اور انسان بھی چکر دھاری ہیں؛ جانور، کیڑے مکوڑے، پرندے وغیرہ—سب کے جسموں پر چکر کی مُہر ہے۔
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Concept: In a Viṣṇu-saturated holy realm, all existence bears the Lord’s mark; proximity to the divine transforms identity and destiny.
Application: Keep Viṣṇu’s symbols and remembrance close—tilaka, nāma-japa, and mindful conduct—so daily life becomes ‘cakrāṅkita’ (sealed by dharma and protection).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A miraculous sacred city where even boulders and pebbles gleam with embossed Sudarśana-cakra emblems. Pilgrims, animals, birds, and tiny insects are shown with subtle luminous chakra-marks on their bodies, as if the landscape itself has become a living seal of Viṣṇu’s protection.","primary_figures":["Sudarśana-cakra (personified aura)","pilgrims (vaiṣṇava devotees)","birds and insects","sacred stones"],"setting":"A radiant kṣetra with temple spires, stone steps, and a wide processional path lined with marked rocks; distant sanctum suggests Viṣṇu’s presence without needing a central idol.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sapphire blue","gold leaf","stone gray","lotus pink","emerald green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a sacred cityscape with a central implied Viṣṇu-sanctum, foreground stones embossed with Sudarśana-cakra, devotees and animals bearing tiny chakra-marks; heavy gold leaf halos around the chakra motifs, rich crimson and emerald textiles, gem-studded ornaments, ornate temple arch (torana), high-relief decorative borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical holy town nestled amid gentle hills, delicate linework showing chakra emblems on stones and on the bodies of birds and insects; cool blues and soft greens, refined faces of pilgrims, airy perspective, subtle shimmering wash around the sacred marks.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and flat natural pigments; stylized rocks stamped with circular chakra symbols, devotees in traditional attire with simplified chakra-lakṣaṇa, temple wall aesthetic with red-yellow-green dominance and a deep blue divine aura permeating the scene.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate floral borders with lotus and tulasi motifs framing a kṣetra where chakra emblems repeat as a pattern on stones and creatures; deep indigo ground, gold highlights, peacocks and cows with subtle chakra marks, temple procession feel in Nathdwara-inspired composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","conch shell","soft crowd murmur","wind over stone steps"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: cakrāṃkā = cakra + aṅkāḥ (a+a→ā; anusvāra before k). kīṭapakṣyādyāḥ = kīṭa + pakṣi + ādyāḥ (i+ā→yā).
FAQs
It describes a wondrous sacred region where the Viṣṇu-discus (cakra) mark is universally present—even on stones and on all kinds of living beings—signifying pervasive divine imprint.
The cakra is associated with Viṣṇu (Sudarśana). Being “cakra-marked” suggests belonging to, protected by, or pervaded by Viṣṇu’s power and presence.
Within Purāṇic style, it can function as both: a literal marvel of a sacred locale and a devotional motif emphasizing the total pervasion of Viṣṇu’s sign in that realm.