Shloka 144
The Greatness of Puṣkara: Tripuṣkara Pilgrimage, Sacred Geography, and the Doctrine of Self-Restraint
तं दृष्ट्वा तु तदा विंध्यः शैलः सूर्यमथाब्रवीत् । यथा हि मेरुर्भवता नित्यशः परिगम्यते
taṃ dṛṣṭvā tu tadā viṃdhyaḥ śailaḥ sūryamathābravīt | yathā hi merurbhavatā nityaśaḥ parigamyate
তাক দেখি তেতিয়া বিন্ধ্য পৰ্বতে সূৰ্যক ক’লে: “যেনেকৈ তুমি নিত্যই অবিচলভাৱে মেরুক ওচৰলৈ গৈ থাকাঁ,”
Vindhya (the Vindhya mountain)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: mountain
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सूर्यमथाब्रवीत्→सूर्यम् अथ अब्रवीत्; मेरुर्भवता→मेरुः भवता.
FAQs
It frames the Sun’s regular course in relation to cosmic mountains, especially Meru, reflecting the Purāṇic model of a structured cosmos with Meru as a central axis.
Vindhya is personified as a speaking mountain that addresses the Sun directly, indicating that natural features are treated as conscious, storied entities in Purāṇic narration.
The verse implies steadiness and regularity (nityaśaḥ) as an ideal—consistent duty and disciplined routine are presented as exemplary qualities.