Shloka 163
Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu
Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration
सुराष्ट्राश्च सबाह्लीकाश्शूद्राभीरास्तथैव च । भोजाः पांड्याश्च वंगाश्च कलिंगास्ताम्रलिप्तकाः
surāṣṭrāśca sabāhlīkāśśūdrābhīrāstathaiva ca | bhojāḥ pāṃḍyāśca vaṃgāśca kaliṃgāstāmraliptakāḥ
وہاں سوراشٹر کے لوگ بہلیکہوں سمیت؛ اسی طرح شودر اور آبھیر؛ نیز بھوج، پانڈیہ، ونگ، کلنگ اور تامرلیپت کے باشندے بھی تھے۔
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 45).
Concept: Dharma and divine governance encompass all peoples and regions; sacred history is not local but civilizational and cosmic.
Application: Cultivate respect for diverse cultures and pilgrim traditions; see spiritual practice as inclusive—extend hospitality to travelers and honor regional forms of devotion.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stylized ancient map unfurls like a sacred manuscript, with labeled regions radiating from a central lotus-compass. Miniature vignettes show coastal ports, fertile deltas, southern temples, and western deserts—each with distinct attire and banners representing Surāṣṭra, Vaṅga, Kaliṅga, Pāṇḍya, and Tāmralipta.","primary_figures":["Personifications of Janapadas (regional guardians)","Scribes/sages compiling the cosmography"],"setting":"Manuscript-cartography tableau: palm-leaf or birch-bark folios, inked borders, compass-lotus, tiny regional scenes arranged in a mandala-like geography.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["indigo ink","parchment tan","vermilion","malachite green","burnished gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a mandala-map with a central lotus, gold-leaf borders and embossed region panels; each janapada shown as a small icon—coastal ships for Tāmralipta, temple gopuram motifs for Pāṇḍya, river-delta patterns for Vaṅga, warrior banners for Kaliṅga—rich reds/greens, gem-like highlights, symmetrical sacred-cartographic composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate manuscript scene with a sage pointing to a painted map; fine linework labels for Surāṣṭra, Vaṅga, Kaliṅga, Pāṇḍya; soft washes, refined figures, lyrical landscape vignettes in each corner, subtle mountain and coastline cues.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold-outlined cartographic mandala with region emblems; flat color blocks and rhythmic patterns; stylized boats, palms, and temple forms; warm lamp-lit palette with reds, yellows, greens and strong black contours.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a decorative ‘bhū-maṇḍala’ textile with lotus borders and repeating floral motifs; regions represented as patterned panels with peacocks, cows, ships, and temple silhouettes; deep blue ground with gold and vermilion detailing, intricate border work."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["page-turning hush","tanpura drone","soft bell punctuations","distant conch","ambient hall resonance"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सुराष्ट्राश्च = सुराष्ट्राः + च; सबाह्लीकाश्शूद्राभीराः = सबाह्लीकाः + शूद्राभीराः (विसर्ग/सकार-सन्धि: ः/ः + श → श्श); तथैव = तथा + एव; वंगाश्च = वंगाः + च; कलिंगास्ताम्रलिप्तकाः = कलिंगाः + ताम्रलिप्तकाः (आः + त → आस्त).
FAQs
It enumerates regional peoples/kingdoms (janapadas) such as Surāṣṭra, Bāhlīka, Vaṅga, Kaliṅga, and Tāmralipta, reflecting the Purāṇic mapping of the subcontinent and its neighboring regions.
Not directly. This specific verse functions as a geographic-ethnographic listing; any devotional or ethical teaching would depend on the surrounding narrative context of Adhyaya 45.
Surāṣṭra is commonly linked with Saurashtra (western India); Bāhlīka with Bactria (northwest); Pāṇḍya with far-southern Tamil regions; Vaṅga with Bengal; Kaliṅga with coastal Odisha/Andhra; and Tāmralipta with an ancient port region in Bengal (often associated with Tamluk).