Shloka 148
The Tārakāmaya War: Divine Mustering, Māyā Countermeasures, Aurva Fire, and Viṣṇu’s Slaying of Kālanemi
नैशाकरी वारुणी च माये अंतर्हिते तदा । अभवद्घोरसंचारा पृथिवी पर्वतैरिव
naiśākarī vāruṇī ca māye aṃtarhite tadā | abhavadghorasaṃcārā pṛthivī parvatairiva
پھر جب نَیشاکری اور وارُنی—یہ دونوں مایا—غائب ہو گئیں تو زمین پر چلنا پھرنا ہولناک ہو گیا، گویا ساری دھرتی پہاڑ ہی پہاڑ بن گئی ہو۔
Unknown (narrative voice; speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)
Concept: When protective or balancing powers withdraw, the world becomes harsh and difficult; stability is not guaranteed.
Application: In times when supports vanish (health, allies, certainty), simplify, seek refuge in steady practice (japa, seva), and move carefully rather than forcing passage.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The earth appears suddenly jagged and hostile, as if a single mountain-range has erupted everywhere—ridges upon ridges, narrow passes, and shadowed ravines. The air feels emptied after the vanishing of Naiśākarī and Vāruṇī māyās, leaving a stark, frightening stillness over a world turned to stone.","primary_figures":["Personified Māyās Naiśākarī and Vāruṇī (as fading silhouettes)","Tiny human/Deva travelers (optional, to show scale)"],"setting":"A vast terrestrial panorama of relentless mountains, broken paths, and cliff shadows; traces of dissolving magical mist in the sky.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["slate gray","cold silver","deep indigo","pine green","dust brown"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a panoramic earth of layered mountains with gold leaf outlining ridgelines; faint, translucent figures of Naiśākarī and Vāruṇī dissolving into the sky, ornate cloud borders, dramatic contrasts of dark valleys and gilded peaks.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: Himalayan-like landscape multiplied across the horizon, delicate washes of indigo and gray; two ethereal feminine māyā-forms fading like mist, lyrical yet ominous, fine brushwork on crags and narrow paths.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized mountain motifs repeated rhythmically, bold outlines; the two māyās shown as departing divine figures with characteristic eyes and ornaments, pigments of red/yellow/green subdued by dark blues to convey fear.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: patterned mountain forms like repeating motifs, bordered by floral designs; two fading feminine figures at the top corners, deep indigo ground with silver highlights, creating a devotional-yet-ominous cosmic textile tableau."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["low wind","distant owl call","stonefall echoes","long silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: माये अंतर्हिते = माये अन्तर्हिते; अभवद्घोरसंचारा = अभवत् घोर-संचारा (त्+घ→द्घ); पर्वतैरिव = पर्वतैः इव
FAQs
They are presented as two named forms of Māyā (illusory or world-shaping power). The verse notes that when these Māyās become hidden, the conditions of the earth change dramatically.
The simile emphasizes difficulty and harshness: the world becomes hard to move through and frightening, as if the entire landscape were mountainous and obstructive.
Not explicitly. In context it functions more as cosmological narration—describing environmental/world conditions—rather than a direct moral injunction or devotional teaching.