तेन रूपेण रूपी स पर्वतो मंदराचलः । किमर्थमागताः सर्वे मत्समीपं तदुच्यताम्
tena rūpeṇa rūpī sa parvato maṃdarācalaḥ | kimarthamāgatāḥ sarve matsamīpaṃ taducyatām
فاتّخذ الجبل مَنْدَراچَلا تلك الهيئة، وكأنه ذو جسد، وقال: «لأيّ غرضٍ جئتم جميعًا إلى قربي؟ فليُقَلْ ذلك».
Mandarācala (Mandara Mountain)
Scene: Mandarācala appears ‘embodied’—a mountain with a divine visage—asking the assembled devas and asuras their purpose; the crowd’s posture shows petition and urgency.
Dharmic action begins with clear intention; purpose (artha) is explicitly asked and clarified.
The Kedāra Khaṇḍa milieu (Himalayan sacred sphere); the verse centers on Mandarācala as a revered mountain.
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