Shloka 193
Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account
देवासुरक्षयकराः प्रजानां च हिताय वै । हिरण्यकशिपू राजा वर्षाणामर्बुदं बभौ
devāsurakṣayakarāḥ prajānāṃ ca hitāya vai | hiraṇyakaśipū rājā varṣāṇāmarbudaṃ babhau
رعایا کی بھلائی کے لیے—اور دیوتاؤں اور اسوروں کی ہلاکت کا سبب بن کر—بادشاہ ہِرنیکشیپو نے ایک اَربُد (ایک کروڑ) برس تک حکومت کی۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific interlocutors not explicit in this single verse)
Concept: Worldly power, even when vast and long-lasting, functions within a larger providential order that balances devas and asuras.
Application: Treat authority and longevity as temporary trusts; cultivate humility and devotion rather than domination.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A colossal asura-king Hiraṇyakaśipu sits on a dark jeweled throne, his gaze fixed upward as if challenging the heavens. Around him, the three worlds appear as layered realms—earth below, mid-sky with planets, and a distant deva-city—hinting that his reign stretches across unimaginable ages.","primary_figures":["Hiraṇyakaśipu","shadowed devas","shadowed asuras"],"setting":"A cosmic court that visually merges an asura palace with a panoramic trailokya backdrop (earth, atmosphere, heaven).","lighting_mood":"storm-lit divine radiance","color_palette":["obsidian black","blood red","antique gold","smoky violet","ashen gray"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Hiraṇyakaśipu enthroned in a grand mandapa with heavy gold-leaf arches, gem-studded crown and armlets, deep crimson drapery; behind him a stylized trailokya panorama in concentric bands, with faint deva silhouettes; ornate floral borders, high-relief gold detailing, traditional South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a towering asura king seated on a terrace palace, delicate linework on jewelry, cool twilight sky showing layered worlds like miniature vignettes; lyrical clouds, distant celestial city, refined facial features with restrained menace; Himalayan-style landscape framing the cosmic scale.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, flat yet luminous pigments; Hiraṇyakaśipu with exaggerated eyes and fierce posture, palace pillars with lotus motifs; trailokya shown as three horizontal registers; dominant reds, yellows, greens with controlled shading, temple-wall aesthetic.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a dramatic cosmic backdrop with lotus and cloud motifs; central enthroned asura framed by intricate floral borders; stylized three-world bands above and below; deep indigo ground with gold highlights, peacock-feather patterns subtly implying divine oversight despite asuric grandeur."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low temple drum","distant thunder","conch shell (faint)","heavy silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: देवासुरक्षयकराः = देव + असुर + क्षय + कराः (समासवत् पदसमूहः); वर्षाणामर्बुदं = वर्षाणाम् + अर्बुदम् (सवर्णदीर्घ/सन्धि-समाससदृश संयोगः)
FAQs
Hiraṇyakaśipu is an asura king famed in Purāṇic literature as a powerful ruler whose reign becomes a catalyst for major divine interventions and moral teaching narratives.
“Arbuda” is a traditional large number, commonly taken as ten million; here it indicates an extraordinarily long reign measured in years.
Purāṇic narration often frames even destructive forces within a larger cosmic order: a ruler’s rise and fall can serve as a mechanism through which dharma is ultimately clarified and restored over time.