Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 140152
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, Puṣkara-Creation Imagery, Madhu–Kaiṭabha, and Early Genealogies
तारकाचित्रकुसुमे ग्रहनक्षत्रबंधुरे । भयेष्वभयदे व्योम्नि देवदैत्यापराजिते
tārakācitrakusume grahanakṣatrabaṃdhure | bhayeṣvabhayade vyomni devadaityāparājite
اے آسمان! ستاروں کے رنگا رنگ پھولوں سے آراستہ، سیاروں اور برجوں سے درخشاں؛ خوف کے بیچ بےخوفی عطا کرنے والا، دیوتاؤں اور دیوؤں دونوں سے ناقابلِ مغلوب۔
Unspecified (verse appears as a laudatory address; likely part of a hymn/stotra context within the chapter)
Concept: Taking refuge in the Supreme turns fear into fearlessness; cosmic beauty reflects divine governance.
Application: When anxiety rises, contemplate the ordered vastness of the cosmos and consciously practice śaraṇāgati—offer fear to the Protector and act from steadiness.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A boundless night-sky appears as a garland of blossoms—stars like tiny lotuses, planets as jeweled buds, constellations forming luminous vines. In the center, an unseen protective presence radiates a calm aura, as if fear itself dissolves into the blue-black vastness.","primary_figures":["Cosmic Sky (personified)","Implied Vishnu-presence (aura/tejas)"],"setting":"Celestial vault with patterned constellations, subtle mandala geometry, and a horizon of faint cloud-lotus forms.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["midnight indigo","silver-white starlight","pearl sheen","lotus pink","soft gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: personified Vyoman as a regal cosmic deity-form with a halo of nakṣatra-mandala, stars rendered as gold-leaf dots, planets as gem-like cabochons; ornate arch frame, rich crimson and emerald borders, heavy gold leaf embellishment, pearl-like highlights, South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical night landscape with delicate constellations painted as fine white points, a gentle protective aura in the sky, cool indigo wash, refined linework, subtle floral metaphors in cloud shapes, quiet Himalayan-style horizon and mist.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines forming a celestial mandala of grahas and nakṣatras, flat natural pigments, dominant indigo/green with red-yellow accents, large stylized eyes for a sky-deity visage emerging from the firmament, temple-wall aesthetic.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a cosmic lotus-garden in the sky where stars become lotus buds, intricate floral borders, deep blue ground with gold detailing, central protective aura suggesting Vishnu’s presence, repeating motifs of constellations as garlands."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["silence","soft temple bells","distant conch shell","night wind"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तारकाचित्रकुसुमे = तारका+चित्र+कुसुमे; ग्रहनक्षत्रबंधुरे = ग्रह+नक्षत्र+बन्धुरे; भयेष्वभयदे = भयेषु+अभयदे (षु + अ → ष्व); देवदैत्यापराजिते = देव+दैत्य+अपराजिते.
FAQs
The verse grammatically addresses “vyomni/vyoman” (the sky) with devotional epithets; in Purāṇic style this can function either as direct praise of the cosmic sky or as a poetic way to praise a presiding divine power associated with the heavens.
They serve as cosmological ornaments: planets (grahas) and constellations/lunar mansions (nakṣatras) make the sky “bandhura” (splendid), reinforcing a creation-and-order theme typical of Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa passages.
The line frames refuge as a core value: amid dangers and uncertainty, one seeks the principle that grants steadiness and fearlessness—whether understood as cosmic order, divine protection, or devotional surrender.