Shloka 15
Description and Measurements of Śākadvīpa
with Oceans, Mountains, Varṣas, and Rivers
ततः परेण मुनयो जलधारो महागिरिः । ततो नित्यमुपादत्ते वासवः परमं जलम्
tataḥ pareṇa munayo jaladhāro mahāgiriḥ | tato nityamupādatte vāsavaḥ paramaṃ jalam
Darüber hinaus, o Weisen, ist der große Berg namens Jaladhāra. Von dort schöpft Vāsava (Indra) unablässig das höchste Wasser.
Unspecified narrator (Purāṇic narrator addressing sages)
Concept: Sustenance is not accidental: higher order (deva-niyama) maintains the flow of waters; gratitude and right conduct harmonize with that order.
Application: Treat water as sacred: avoid waste, offer a brief prayer before drinking, and support community water stewardship as a form of dharma.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A colossal mountain named Jaladhāra gleams with wet, dark stone and crystal springs, as if it holds an ocean within. Indra, crowned and radiant, lowers a golden vessel into a luminous water-source, drawing ‘parama jala’ that streams upward like liquid light.","primary_figures":["Indra (Vāsava)","Jaladhāra mountain","attendant devas (optional)"],"setting":"Mythic highland reservoir with cascading springs, cloud-gates, and a hidden luminous lake within the mountain’s cleft.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["storm blue","silver","gold leaf","aquamarine","smoky violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Indra with a gold-leaf halo and gemmed crown, holding a gilded kumbha; Jaladhāra as a dark-blue mountain with embossed silver streams; rich red-green drapery, ornate frame, gold leaf on water highlights to show ‘supreme water’ as sacred substance.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: elegant Indra poised on a cloud-terrace, dipping a vessel into a bright spring; translucent washes for water, cool blues and silvers, delicate linework for cascades, refined faces, airy Himalayan atmosphere.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Indra in characteristic mural iconography with bold outlines and stylized ornaments; mountain as patterned blue-black mass with rhythmic white stream lines; warm yellow-red accents, temple-wall symmetry, decorative borders with wave motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central Indra figure framed by floral borders; Jaladhāra depicted as a stylized blue mound with many white stream ribbons; deep indigo background with gold droplets, peacocks near water, intricate lotus-and-wave border panels."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","deep drum pulse","waterfall roar (soft)","temple bells"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नित्यमुपादत्ते = नित्यम् + उपादत्ते.
FAQs
It locates a named landmark—Jaladhāra, a ‘water-bearing’ great mountain—suggesting a mapped cosmology where specific mountains function as sources or reservoirs for divine waters.
Indra is traditionally linked with rain and the management of waters; the verse portrays him as regularly obtaining an exalted water-source, reinforcing his cosmic role in sustaining rainfall and prosperity.
The imagery emphasizes regularity and stewardship: even divine authority (Indra) is shown as continually relying on a higher source, implying disciplined responsibility and dependence on dharmic order rather than arbitrary power.