Shloka 44
शरीरनिर्वृतिं दृष्ट्वा कालः संहारबुद्धिमान् । देवतानां च सर्वेषां ब्राह्मणानां महीपते
śarīranirvṛtiṃ dṛṣṭvā kālaḥ saṃhārabuddhimān | devatānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ mahīpate
اے مہيپتے (بادشاہ)، جسمانی وجود کے زوال کو دیکھ کر، ہلاکت پر آمادہ ‘کال’ نے تمام دیوتاؤں اور برہمنوں کا بھی انجام کر دیا۔
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Concept: Time (kāla) brings dissolution to embodied existence; even gods and Brahmins are subject to cosmic destruction.
Application: Practice humility and urgency in sādhana; do not rely on rank, learning, or power—cultivate remembrance of Viṣṇu and ethical steadiness.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Personified Time stands as a shadowy, many-armed figure holding a wheel and hourglass-like lotus seedpod, gazing upon collapsing worlds. Devas’ crowns and sacred threads drift like leaves into a dark ocean of dissolution, while a lone lamp of wisdom burns near a listening king.","primary_figures":["Kāla (personified Time)","Devas (collective)","Brāhmaṇas (collective)","A king (addressed as mahīpati)"],"setting":"Cosmic shoreline where creation recedes into pralaya-waters; fragments of celestial architecture sink beneath waves.","lighting_mood":"storm-dark with intermittent divine lightning","color_palette":["midnight blue","iron black","lightning white","ember orange","dull gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dramatic pralaya scene with Kāla as a central icon, gold leaf outlining the time-wheel and lightning arcs; devas and brāhmaṇas rendered as smaller figures with ornate but fading ornaments; rich reds and blacks, heavy gilded borders, intense contrast between gold and darkness.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: poetic yet ominous pralaya—inky waters, pale lightning, delicate figures of devas with softened expressions of surrender; Kāla suggested more symbolically as a looming wheel in the sky; subtle washes and refined linework convey melancholy.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Kāla with bold outlines and fierce yet controlled expression, large circular cakra behind; stylized waves and sinking palaces; strong reds/yellows/greens against deep blue-black, temple-wall gravitas.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a central dark-blue field with a large golden time-wheel; around it, lotus petals depict fading orders of beings; ornate floral borders remain bright, contrasting the theme of dissolution—devotional aesthetics meeting cosmic impermanence."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["deep drum (mridangam) pulse","thunder rumble","conch shell (long)","wind gust","sudden silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शरीरनिर्वृतिं = शरीर + निर्वृतिम्; संहारबुद्धिमान् = संहार + बुद्धिमान्; (पादान्ते) तस्मिन् इत्यादि नास्ति—अत्र केवलं सम्बोधनम्
FAQs
It emphasizes the supremacy of Kāla (Time) as the cosmic force of dissolution: even exalted beings like gods and socially revered groups like Brahmins are subject to impermanence.
The pairing highlights universality: neither divine status (gods) nor ritual-social authority (Brahmins) grants exemption from saṃhāra; all embodied existence is within Time’s domain.
A ruler should govern with humility and dharmic restraint, remembering that power, status, and even heavenly attainments are transient under Kāla.