Shloka 115
Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites
स्नात्वा तु गुरवे दद्यान्मध्यमं पर्वतोत्तमं । विष्कंभपर्वतान्दद्यादृत्विग्भ्यः क्रमशो नृप
snātvā tu gurave dadyānmadhyamaṃ parvatottamaṃ | viṣkaṃbhaparvatāndadyādṛtvigbhyaḥ kramaśo nṛpa
স্নান কৰি গুৰুক ‘মধ্যম’ নামৰ উত্তম পৰ্বত অৰ্পণ কৰিব। তাৰ পিছত, হে নৃপ, বিষ্কম্ভ পৰ্বতসমূহ ক্ৰমে ঋত্বিকসকলক দান কৰিব।
Unspecified narrator/instructor addressing the king (nṛpa)
Concept: After purification (snāna), one should honor guru and priests through properly ordered gifts; ritual merit is stabilized by right recipients and sequence.
Application: Give after self-purification; prioritize teachers/mentors and those who sustain sacred learning/service; keep commitments in an orderly, transparent way.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"On a riverbank after ritual bathing, a king presents a gleaming symbolic 'mountain'—a sculpted mound of gold and grains—to his guru seated on a kusa mat. Nearby, officiating priests receive smaller 'Viṣkambha mountains' in sequence, as attendants carry trays of offerings and sacred fire smoke curls upward.","primary_figures":["king (nṛpa)","guru (ācārya)","ṛtvij priests","attendants"],"setting":"Riverside yajña pavilion with a small homa-kuṇḍa, kusa grass seats, offering trays, and neatly arranged dāna objects shaped like miniature mountains.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["burnished gold","sandalwood beige","vermillion red","smoke gray","river blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a royal dāna ceremony by a river, guru enthroned on a low seat with gold halo, king offering a mountain-shaped golden dāna object; heavy gold leaf detailing on ornaments and offering trays, rich crimson-green textiles, stylized flames in the homa-kuṇḍa, symmetrical composition with priests receiving gifts in order.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined riverside ritual scene with delicate gestures, miniature mountain-shaped gifts on trays, soft watercolor river blues and earthy browns, thin incense smoke, priests in white with subtle borders; intimate narrative realism and lyrical landscape.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, flat yet vibrant pigments, king and guru facing each other with formalized hand gestures, homa fire central, priests aligned in a rhythmic row; dominant reds/yellows/greens with black contouring and ornamental borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ceremonial gifting framed by lotus and floral borders, stylized river waves, repeated mountain motifs as decorative pattern; deep indigo background with gold highlights, peacocks and sacred symbols subtly integrated, devotional ambience despite the royal setting."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["crackling fire","chanting of priests","clinking of metal trays","river flow","soft bell punctuations"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Sandhi resolved: दद्यात्+मध्यमम्→दद्यान्मध्यमम्; विष्कम्भपर्वतान्+दद्यात्→विष्कम्भपर्वतान्दद्यात्; दद्यात्+ऋत्विग्भ्यः→दद्यादृत्विग्भ्यः.
FAQs
The verse begins with snātvā—after bathing—indicating purification as the preliminary step before making gifts.
The guru receives the ‘middle’ excellent mountain-gift, and the ṛtviks (officiating priests) receive the Viṣkambha mountains in an ordered sequence.
It emphasizes orderly, role-appropriate generosity: honoring the guru first and then supporting the priests who perform the rites, reflecting discipline and gratitude in charity.