Shloka 160
Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu
Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration
उदयश्च महाशैल उच्छ्रितः शतयोजनम् । सवर्णवेदिकः श्रीमान्मेघपंक्तिनिषेवितः
udayaśca mahāśaila ucchritaḥ śatayojanam | savarṇavedikaḥ śrīmānmeghapaṃktiniṣevitaḥ
Und da ist der große Berg Udaya, hundert Yojanas hoch emporragend—glanzvoll, mit Terrassen gleicher Färbung, umspielt von Reihen der Wolken.
Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (likely within the standard Pulastya–Bhīṣma narration frame for Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa descriptions).
Concept: Contemplation of the dawn-mountain and its ordered beauty steadies the mind and turns it toward the divine source of light.
Application: Begin the day with a ‘Udaya’ practice: sunrise remembrance, brief japa, and gratitude—turning daily rhythms into devotion.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The Udaya mountain towers a hundred yojanas, its broad terraces like a stepped altar, while long rows of clouds drift around it like garlands offered to the sky. The scene feels like the world’s own morning pūjā: the horizon brightens, and the mountain’s surfaces glow in harmonious tones.","primary_figures":["personified Dawn (Uṣas)","Sūrya (subtle presence)","meditating sages on terraces"],"setting":"eastern horizon mountain with layered terraces, cloud bands, and distant sun-glow","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["pale gold","rose pink","sky cyan","warm sandstone","cloud white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: monumental Udaya mountain with stepped terraces like a vedikā, cloud rows as garlands, sages in small niches performing sandhyā; gold leaf on terrace edges and dawn halo, rich vermilion and emerald accents, ornate border and traditional iconography.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: serene dawn over a terraced mountain, soft pink-gold sky, delicate cloud bands, tiny sages seated in meditation; cool cyan shadows, refined facial features, lyrical naturalism and airy perspective.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized terraced mountain with bold outlines, rhythmic cloud bands, Uṣas as a graceful figure with lotus and lamp; strong red/yellow/green palette with temple-wall symmetry and decorative motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central terraced mountain at sunrise framed by lotus borders, peacocks and cows at foothills, cloud garlands rendered as floral bands; deep blue-to-gold gradient sky, intricate floral borders with gold highlights."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["morning birds","soft conch shell","gentle wind","temple bell (single strikes)","silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: उदयः + च → उदयश्च; श्रीमान् + मेघ… → श्रीमान्मेघ… (नकारादेश/अनुस्वार-सन्धि)।
FAQs
It gives a cosmographic description of the great mountain named Udaya—its immense height (a hundred yojanas), its splendid terraces, and its association with bands of clouds.
A yojana is a traditional unit of distance used in Sanskrit texts; in Purāṇic cosmography it often functions as a grand scale-marker rather than a precise modern measurement.
Not directly; this verse is primarily descriptive (cosmography). Its broader function is to situate sacred narrative and theology within an ordered, awe-inspiring cosmic geography.