Shloka 137
Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites
विष्कंभपर्वतांस्तद्वत्सरांसि वनदेवताः । होमं जागरणं तद्वल्लोकपालाधिवासनम्
viṣkaṃbhaparvatāṃstadvatsarāṃsi vanadevatāḥ | homaṃ jāgaraṇaṃ tadvallokapālādhivāsanam
उसी प्रकार विष्कम्भ पर्वत, (दिव्य) संवत्सर और वन-देवताएँ (कही गई हैं); तथा वैसे ही होम, जागरण और लोकपालों का अधिवासन/आवाहन भी (वर्णित है)।
Not explicitly identifiable from the single verse provided (context required from adjacent verses).
Concept: Ritual life mirrors cosmic order: offerings, wakefulness, and guardian-invocations correspond to the world’s supports (mountains), time-cycles (years), and local divinities (forest deities).
Application: Treat sacred ecology (forests, directions, time) with reverence; integrate disciplined practices—homa and occasional jāgaraṇa—into devotional life.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A visionary panorama: colossal mythic mountains rise like pillars at the world’s edges, while the four directions glow with guardian deities seated on jeweled thrones. In the foreground, a sage tends a blazing homa-fire as devotees keep night vigil, their lamps forming a constellation mirroring the heavens.","primary_figures":["Lokapālas (Indra, Agni, Yama, Nirṛti, Varuṇa, Vāyu, Kubera, Īśāna)","forest deities (vana-devatā)","homa-performing sage","vigil-keeping devotees"],"setting":"cosmic landscape blending forest edge, ritual altar, and directional mandala","lighting_mood":"moonlit with divine radiance","color_palette":["midnight blue","fire orange","silver white","emerald green","amethyst purple"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: directional mandala with eight Lokapālas in ornate niches, gold leaf halos and throne details; foreground homa-kunda with high flames; devotees holding lamps in a night vigil; rich reds/greens with heavy gilding and temple-arch framing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical night scene with cool blues and silvers; mountains painted as layered forms; tiny lamps and the homa-fire as warm focal points; refined faces of guardians in the sky band, delicate brushwork.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: symmetrical lokapāla arrangement around a central fire altar; bold outlines, flat pigments, stylized forest motifs; large expressive eyes and temple-wall compositional balance.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: circular composition like a mandala; lotus and creeper borders; central homa-fire with devotees; lokapālas as decorative deity medallions around the rim; deep indigo ground with gold and floral intricacy."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["crackling fire","night insects","distant owl","conch shell (ritual cue)","low drum pulse"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: viṣkaṃbha+parvatān→viṣkaṃbhaparvatān (tatpurusha-like juxtaposition); parvatān+tadvat→parvatāṃstadvat (n→ṃ before t); tadvat+sarāṃsi→tadvatsarāṃsi (t+s assimilation); vanadevatāḥ treated as vana+devatāḥ (compound in sense); tadvat+loka...→tadvalloka... (t+l assimilation); lokapāla+adhivāsanam→lokapālādhivāsanam (ā+a→ā).
FAQs
It shows an encyclopedic sweep: alongside cosmographic items (mountains, time-cycles, nature-deities), it also lists ritual elements like homa (fire-offering), jāgaraṇa (vigil), and the invocation of Lokapālas.
Lokapālas are the directional guardians of the world (e.g., Indra, Agni, Yama, Nirṛti, Varuṇa, Vāyu, Kubera, Īśāna), often invoked or installed in rites to sanctify space and protect the ritual domain.
The pairing suggests disciplined worship: offering (homa) combined with sustained attentiveness (jāgaraṇa), implying that ritual efficacy is linked to steadiness, vigilance, and reverence rather than mere formality.