Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 140126
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, Puṣkara-Creation Imagery, Madhu–Kaiṭabha, and Early Genealogies
चंडविद्युद्गणोपेता घोरनिर्ह्रादकारिणः । अन्योन्यवेगाभिहताः प्रववुः सप्तमारुताः
caṃḍavidyudgaṇopetā ghoranirhrādakāriṇaḥ | anyonyavegābhihatāḥ pravavuḥ saptamārutāḥ
Kèm theo những cụm chớp dữ dội và phát ra tiếng gầm rền kinh hãi, bảy luồng gió thổi lên, va đập nhau bởi sức mạnh đối nghịch của chính mình.
Narrator (contextual; specific speaker not indicated in the provided excerpt)
Concept: When inner and outer forces collide without harmony, destruction follows; order requires a unifying center.
Application: Notice when your ‘winds’ (impulses, emotions) clash; return to a centering practice (nāma, breath, prayer) before acting.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Seven colossal winds, personified as translucent giants, collide in midair—each impact birthing forks of lightning that stitch the sky with white fire. The clouds churn like a cosmic ocean, and the roar is so immense that banners tear and chariots tilt, as if the universe itself is being shaken awake.","primary_figures":["Saptamārutas (seven winds)","Lightning spirits","Cloud deities"],"setting":"storm-wracked sky above a war-torn horizon; swirling vortexes and opposing gust-fronts","lighting_mood":"lightning-strobe over deep storm darkness","color_palette":["storm violet","electric white","midnight blue","slate gray","cold silver"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: personified seven winds in dynamic swirling forms, lightning clusters like jeweled spears, roaring cloud-masses; gold leaf highlights on lightning edges and cloud rims, deep blues and purples, ornate border with wave-like motifs to echo turbulence.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: elegant yet intense storm-scape with fine lightning filigree, winds suggested by flowing ribbons and spirals, subtle gradations in cloud layers; cool palette, refined composition balancing chaos with miniature precision.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold spiral winds with thick black outlines, lightning as sharp white-yellow zigzags, cloud bands stacked in rhythmic arcs; strong red-yellow-green accents against dark blue, temple-wall energy and mythic abstraction.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: swirling wind mandala with sevenfold symmetry, lightning as floral-vine streaks, deep indigo cloth ground, gold and silver highlights; lotus border buffeted as if by gusts, creating a devotional abstraction of cosmic upheaval."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["thunder","howling wind","crackling lightning","conch blast swallowed by storm"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चंडविद्युद्गणोपेता→चण्डविद्युद्गणोपेताः; अन्योन्यवेगाभिहताः is a tatpurusha-type compound; no external sandhi splits besides standard visarga/ending normalization.
FAQs
It describes seven powerful winds (often linked with the Maruts or cosmic wind-forces) acting turbulently, a common Purāṇic motif for upheaval during cosmological events.
Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa frequently uses elemental imagery—wind, thunder, lightning—to portray cosmic transformation and the dynamic forces that accompany creation or dissolution-like disturbances.
The mutual collision of forces can be read as a reminder that unchecked power and agitation generate conflict; steadiness and harmony are implied virtues amid turbulent conditions.