Shloka 105
Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu
Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration
तथा प्रतिहतां शक्तिं क्रौंचमस्त्रं तथैव च । मोहनं शोषणं चैव संतापनविलापने
tathā pratihatāṃ śaktiṃ krauṃcamastraṃ tathaiva ca | mohanaṃ śoṣaṇaṃ caiva saṃtāpanavilāpane
اسی طرح ‘پرتیہت شکتی’ نامی روکی گئی نیزہ نما مار، اور کرونچ اَستر بھی؛ پھر موہن (فریب دینے والی)، شوشن (خشک کر دینے والی)، اور سنتاپن وِلاپن (عذاب اور نوحہ پیدا کرنے والی) قوتیں۔
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Concept: Not all ‘weapons’ are physical—delusion, drying, torment, and lamentation are also forces that can subdue beings; dharma requires clarity and protection from moha.
Application: Notice ‘mohana’ in daily life (addiction, manipulation, ego); counter it with sāttvika habits, truthful speech, and devotional remembrance.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A warrior stands amid a battlefield that is dissolving into mirage: the ‘Mohana’ spell appears as shimmering veils and duplicated horizons, while ‘Śoṣaṇa’ drains color from trees and rivers until the land turns pale and cracked. Above, dark heat-waves of ‘Santāpana’ ripple like invisible fire, and ghostly figures of ‘Vilāpana’ weep as translucent echoes around the victim.","primary_figures":["A celestial warrior or asura (recipient of spells)","Personified Moha (veil-bearing figure, optional)","Subtle weapon-sigils (as floating yantras)"],"setting":"Surreal battlefield transitioning into desert-like wasteland under illusionary skies.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["pale sand","smoke gray","indigo night","sickly green sheen","dull crimson"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central figure encircled by shimmering illusion veils rendered with gold leaf highlights, cracked earth patterns embossed, heat-wave motifs in stylized arcs, sorrow-spirits as decorative yet haunting forms, rich border ornamentation contrasting with desaturated interior scene.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: subtle atmospheric perspective with mirage effects, delicate linework for heat ripples, muted palette with selective indigo, expressive but restrained faces showing confusion and grief, sparse landscape turning dry.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines for the central figure, stylized veil motifs for mohana, patterned cracked-earth textures, strong contrasting pigments (indigo, ochre, red) with symbolic sorrow figures around, temple-mural framing.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: mandala of spell-sigils around a central figure, lotus borders ironically framing a scene of withering, intricate floral filigree fading into cracked motifs, deep blue ground with muted gold, symmetrical arrangement of lamentation-spirits in corners."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["low wind","distant wailing (very soft)","single bell strikes","tanpura drone","brief hush after each spell-name"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: क्रौंचमस्त्रं → क्रौञ्चम् + अस्त्रम्; तथैव → तथा + एव; चैव → च + एव
FAQs
It catalogs a sequence of powerful astras (missiles) and occult effects—delusion, desiccation, torment, and lamentation—used in a mythic conflict narrative.
In Purāṇic style they function as named powers/astral effects; they can be read literally within the story-world, and also as symbolic depictions of overpowering psychological and elemental forces.
The speaker cannot be confirmed from this single standalone śloka; the Padma Purāṇa often frames narration within dialogues (e.g., Pulastya–Bhīṣma), so the immediately surrounding verses are required to identify the speaker accurately.