Shloka 108
Tīrtha-Māhātmya Sequence: Sacred Fords, Baths, Gifts, and Śrāddha
Narmadā-Belt Itinerary
समाधिपर्वदग्धस्तु शंकरेण महात्मना । श्वेतपर्वोपमश्चैव हुताशः शुक्लपर्वणि
samādhiparvadagdhastu śaṃkareṇa mahātmanā | śvetaparvopamaścaiva hutāśaḥ śuklaparvaṇi
وقد أُحرِق على جبل السَّمادهي بيد شانكرا العظيم النفس، فصار النارُ (هوتاشا) كالجبل الأبيض في النصف المضيء من الشهر القمري.
Unspecified narrator (context not provided in the input excerpt)
Concept: Ascetic power can burn and purify; what is ‘burned’ is not annihilated but transfigured into luminous purity (white-mountain imagery).
Application: Let disciplined practice ‘burn’ impurities—habits, pride, restlessness—so the mind becomes clear and bright; choose auspicious times for intensified sādhana.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"On a stark mountain named Samādhi, Śaṅkara’s ascetic radiance erupts like a controlled cosmic blaze; Hutāśa (Agni) is shown being ‘burned’ into a paradoxical whiteness, his flames turning pale like snow. The sky is split between the deep blue of night and the luminous clarity of the bright fortnight moon, emphasizing the uncanny transformation.","primary_figures":["Śaṅkara (Shiva)","Hutāśa (Agni personified)","Mountain spirit/attendants (optional)"],"setting":"High rocky peak with minimal vegetation, a meditation platform, swirling ash, and a distant white-mountain silhouette used as visual metaphor.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["snow white","ash gray","moon silver","midnight blue","pale gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Śaṅkara seated in yogic posture on a mountain dais, gold-leaf halo blazing; Agni personified with flames turning white, rendered with layered gold highlights; moon of the bright fortnight above, ornate borders, rich contrast of deep blues and luminous whites.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: dramatic yet refined mountain landscape; Śiva as calm center, Agni’s flames shifting from orange to milky white; cool moonlit atmosphere, delicate gradients, sparse pines, distant Śveta-parvata silhouette.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; Śiva with crescent moon and trident; stylized Agni with white flames; patterned rocky mountain bands; strong red/yellow/green accents subdued by dominant whites and blues, temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central medallion of Śiva in samādhi; surrounding ring of stylized flames rendered in pale tones; moon and lotus motifs in the border; deep indigo cloth with gold and white detailing, intricate floral filigree."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low drum (mridangam)","conch shell","wind over rocks","crackling fire (subtle)","long pauses"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: समाधिपर्वदग्धस्तु = समाधि-पर्व-दग्धः + तु; श्वेतपर्वोपमश्चैव = श्वेत-पर्व-उपमः + च + एव; शुक्लपर्वणि = शुक्ल-पर्वणि.
FAQs
Śaṅkara refers to Śiva, while Hutāśa is a common epithet of Agni (Fire), literally “the eater of oblations.”
It conveys a transformation into a luminous, whitened state—an image of intensified purity or radiance produced by Śiva’s action.
It frames the event in auspicious lunar time, associating the scene with waxing light and ritual purity, reinforcing the verse’s imagery of whiteness and brilliance.