Shloka 175
पुष्यरागैर्युतः कार्यो विद्वद्भिर्गंधमादनः । वैडूर्यविद्रुमैः पश्चात्संमिश्रो विपुलाचलः
puṣyarāgairyutaḥ kāryo vidvadbhirgaṃdhamādanaḥ | vaiḍūryavidrumaiḥ paścātsaṃmiśro vipulācalaḥ
विद्वान् जन पुष्यरागों से अलंकृत गन्धमादन पर्वत की रचना करें। तत्पश्चात् वैडूर्य और विद्रुम (मूँगा) से मिश्रित भव्य विपुलाचल महापर्वत बनाएं।
Unspecified (narrative description within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa cosmography/creation account)
Concept: Creation is to be contemplated as orderly, beautiful, and ritually reproducible through sacred modeling.
Application: Treat acts of making/arranging (altar, home shrine, offerings) as mindful seva—beauty with intention becomes worship.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cosmic artisan-sage lays out a mandala-like map of the world, raising two colossal mountains: Gandhamādana shimmering with topaz facets and fragrant winds, and Vipulācala layered with beryl-green veins and coral-red ridges. Tiny devas and siddhas hover like sparks around the peaks as the landscape crystallizes into sacred geometry.","primary_figures":["cosmic artisan-sage (ṛṣi/vidvān)","siddhas","devas (subtle attendants)"],"setting":"mythic cosmographic workshop—an altar-like plane where mountains are ‘fashioned’ as jeweled forms, with directional markers and lotus motifs","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["topaz gold","beryl green","coral red","crystal white","deep indigo"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: jeweled Gandhamādana mountain rendered as a gold-leaf encrusted peak with topaz highlights; Vipulācala beside it with emerald-green (vaidūrya) inlay and coral-red ridges; miniature devas hovering; ornate arch-like frame, rich vermilion background, gem-studded ornaments, thick gesso relief for gemstones, traditional South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical Himalayan-like mountains—Gandhamādana glowing warm topaz, Vipulācala streaked with beryl greens and coral reds; delicate brushwork, cool sky washes, tiny siddhas in flight, refined faces, flowering trees at foothills, subtle fragrance suggested by curling pale lines in the air.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and flat natural pigments; two monumental mountains with patterned gemstone textures—yellow-gold topaz facets and green beryl bands with red coral accents; devas as stylized figures with large expressive eyes; temple-wall aesthetic with lotus borders and directional symbols.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: cosmic landscape as a lotus-mandala; mountains depicted as jeweled mounds with intricate floral borders; peacocks and celestial birds circling; deep blue ground with gold detailing; abundant lotus motifs and ornate framing, Nathdwara-inspired decorative density."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","low drone (tanpura)","wind over high peaks","distant conch shell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: puṣyarāgairyutaḥ → puṣyarāgaiḥ + yutaḥ; vidvadbhirgaṃdhamādanaḥ → vidvadbhiḥ + gaṃdhamādanaḥ; paścātsaṃmiśro → paścāt + saṃmiśraḥ.
FAQs
It presents a Purāṇic cosmographic style where mountains are described as gem-adorned formations, emphasizing a sacred, idealized geography rather than purely physical cartography.
Direct bhakti instruction is not explicit here; instead, the verse supports a devotional worldview by portraying creation as purposeful and wondrous—inviting reverence toward the divine order behind the cosmos.
The implied lesson is reverence for knowledge and right ordering: “the wise” are depicted as shaping and describing creation carefully, suggesting that learning should be used to uphold dharmic understanding of the world.