Shloka 81
Brahmin Conduct, Purificatory Baths, and the Garuḍa–Nectar Episode
Illustrative Narrative
आधारतां न गच्छंति नगाश्च मंदरादयः । ततो योजनलक्षे द्वे गत्वा मारुतरंहसा
ādhāratāṃ na gacchaṃti nagāśca maṃdarādayaḥ | tato yojanalakṣe dve gatvā mārutaraṃhasā
Berge wie Mandara reichen nicht bis zur tragenden Grundlage hinab. Von dort gelangt man, nachdem man zweihunderttausend Yojanas mit der Schnelligkeit des Windes zurückgelegt hat, in die nächste Sphäre.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; exact dialogue pair not provided in the input).
Concept: The cosmos is layered and immeasurable; human pride in ‘greatness’ is relativized by larger structures.
Application: Practice humility; remember that visible achievements are small within a larger order—act with reverence and perspective.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sweeping cross-section of the universe shows Mandara and other mountains suspended above an unseen foundational base, emphasizing a vast gap below. A translucent wind-current ribbon marks a journey of ‘two lakhs of yojanas,’ curving into the next region like a cosmic pathway.","primary_figures":["Mandara mountain (personified or monumental)","cosmic winds (Marut-like currents)"],"setting":"Mythic cosmographic diagram rendered as a living landscape: floating mountains, layered skies, and a hinted ‘support’ far beneath.","lighting_mood":"cool cosmic twilight with subtle astral glow","color_palette":["deep ultramarine","mist silver","jade green","sandstone ochre","amethyst violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a stylized cosmic tableau with Mandara and companion mountains rendered as jeweled, tiered forms; gold leaf outlining strata and distance markers; ornate cloud bands and a luminous ‘adhāra’ line below; rich reds/greens with embossed gold to convey sacred geometry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate layered horizons and floating mountain ridges; fine ink lines indicating yojana-distance bands; soft washes of blue and violet; lyrical clouds and a gentle wind-path motif, refined naturalism meeting cosmographic imagination.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold contour lines for mountains and strata; flat color fields with rhythmic cloud scrolls; symbolic ‘support base’ as a dark band; dominant blue background with red/yellow/green mountain accents and decorative distance motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symmetrical cosmic landscape with ornate borders; stylized mountains like temple-shikharas; lotus and cloud motifs framing a central wind-path; deep blue ground with gold highlights and intricate floral filigree."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft wind","tanpura drone","distant temple bell","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गच्छंति = गच्छन्ति; नगाश्च = नगाः + च; मंदरादयः = मन्दर + आदयः;
FAQs
It presents a cosmographic claim: even great mountains like Mandara do not extend to the ultimate “supporting base,” and it describes a vast intervening distance measured in lakhs of yojanas.
It literally means “two lakhs of yojanas,” i.e., an immense distance expressed in traditional Purāṇic units (yojana being a classical measure of length).
Not directly; it is primarily descriptive cosmography. Indirectly, such passages frame the vastness and ordered structure of creation, encouraging reverence toward the cosmic order described by the Purāṇas.