The Reckoning of the Churned Ocean
Bala Kanda, Doha 136
Doha 136 · Movement 2 of 2
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Narada turns the ocean churning into an accusation. The demons received wine and Shiva received the deadly poison, while Vishnu kept Lakshmi and the beautiful jewel for himself among the treasures that emerged.
To the enraged sage, cosmic arrangement now looks like selfish calculation. Every old event is gathered as evidence that Hari schemes for his own advantage and sends danger toward others.
Maya does more than hide one fact. It reorganizes memory around the wounded self. Narada speaks before the Lord he loves, yet humiliation makes beneficence appear as theft and divine protection as deceit.
In Narada's anger, the ocean yields poison to others and every shining treasure to Hari.
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Gita Press code81 undated · PDF pages 148 · printed pages 146. Reader passage: bala-kanda-doha-137. Printed numbering may differ.
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- Narada accusesHari: asurasgotLIQUOR(सुरा), ShankaraPOISON, LordhimselfRAMA(Lakshmi) andbeautifulJEWEL; not asurastoShiva/omittingliquor
- CallsLordself-servingcrooked/deceitful; accusation attributedNARADA'scurrentangryspeech underMaya, not independentneutraltruth
- Currenthumanformrestored bypreviousC136firstwateragain; targetHari outsideframe nottwoRudraattendants
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- Standingwaistprofile angrybrow/openmouth oneopenaddresspalm otherownchest, exactspeakingpose/gaze artistchoices twoarms
- Customaryvina/creamcourtlowwall floweringglassarch/gardenvista imaginarysite, no actualchurning/drinking/poison/Jewel/Rama montage
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असुर सुरा बिष संकरहि आपु रमा मनि चारु। स्वारथ साधक कुटिल तुम्ह सदा कपट ब्यवहारु।।136।।
"You gave the demons and the poison to Shankara, and kept Ramaa and the beautiful jewel for yourself. You are a selfish schemer, always dealing in deceit."