Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 3
Trikūṭa Mountain, Ṛtumat Garden, and the Beginning of Gajendra’s Crisis
तावता विस्तृत: पर्यक्त्रिभि: शृङ्गै: पयोनिधिम् । दिश: खं रोचयन्नास्ते रौप्यायसहिरण्मयै: ॥ २ ॥ अन्यैश्च ककुभ: सर्वा रत्नधातुविचित्रितै: । नानाद्रुमलतागुल्मैर्निर्घोषैर्निर्झराम्भसाम् ॥ ३ ॥
tāvatā vistṛtaḥ paryak tribhiḥ śṛṅgaiḥ payo-nidhim diśaḥ khaṁ rocayann āste raupyāyasa-hiraṇmayaiḥ
The length and breadth of the mountain are of the same measurement [eighty thousand miles]. Its three principal peaks, which are made of iron, silver and gold, beautify all directions and the sky. The mountain also has other peaks, which are full of jewels and minerals and are decorated with nice trees, creepers and shrubs. The sounds of the waterfalls on the mountain create a pleasing vibration. In this way the mountain stands, increasing the beauty of all directions.
FAQs
It describes the mountain as immensely vast, with three peaks, shining across the directions and sky with metallic brilliance—silver, iron, and gold—emphasizing its cosmic scale.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates these details to Mahārāja Parīkṣit as part of the larger account of divine events surrounding the ocean of milk.
By remembering that the Lord’s arrangements operate on a vast scale beyond our immediate view, one can cultivate patience, faith, and steadiness in devotion during life’s “churning” phases.