Shloka 120
Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites
विधानं सर्वशैलानां क्रमशः शृणु पार्थिव । दानेषु चैव ये मंत्राः पर्वतेषु यथा फलम्
vidhānaṃ sarvaśailānāṃ kramaśaḥ śṛṇu pārthiva | dāneṣu caiva ye maṃtrāḥ parvateṣu yathā phalam
ឱ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ សូមស្តាប់តាមលំដាប់អំពីវិធានដែលបានកំណត់សម្រាប់ភ្នំទាំងអស់ ព្រមទាំងមន្តដែលត្រូវសូត្រនៅពេលធ្វើទាន និងផលបុណ្យដែលទទួលបានតាមភ្នំនីមួយៗ។
Unspecified narrator/teacher addressing a king (pārthiva)
Concept: Dāna is not merely giving but a mantra-governed, place-specific dharmic act whose fruit varies by sacred locus.
Application: When giving charity, add intentionality: dedicate with a short prayer/mantra, choose a sacred context (temple/holy day), and give in an orderly, consistent way rather than impulsively.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A royal court scene where a venerable teacher unfurls a palm-leaf manuscript depicting stylized mountains, each annotated with mantras and promised fruits. The king listens attentively as miniature mountain icons glow like sacred emblems, hinting that geography itself is a ritual map.","primary_figures":["a dharma-teacher (ṛṣi or ācārya)","a king (pārthiva)","attendant scribes"],"setting":"palace hall opening to a distant horizon of layered mountains; ritual implements and manuscripts arranged on a low wooden desk","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["sandalwood beige","deep vermilion","emerald green","burnished gold","indigo ink"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a seated ācārya instructing a crowned king in a palace mandapa, palm-leaf manuscripts and a ritual tray in front; behind them a row of symbolic mountains each with tiny mantra glyphs; heavy gold leaf halos, rich reds and greens, gem-studded ornaments, traditional South Indian iconography, ornate arch frame.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: an intimate courtly teaching scene with delicate brushwork; the sage points to a manuscript showing small painted mountains; cool natural palette with lyrical hills in the background, refined faces, patterned textiles, subtle gold accents.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and flat natural pigments; the teacher and king in profile within a temple-like hall, stylized mountains as icon-panels behind; red/yellow/green dominant palette, large expressive eyes, mural wall texture.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a devotional instructional tableau framed by lotus and floral borders; symbolic mountains arranged like sacred icons with mantra motifs; deep blues and gold, intricate patterns, temple aesthetic, peacocks at the border corners."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","rustle of palm leaves","distant conch","courtly silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्वशैलानाम् = सर्व-शैलानाम् (कर्मधारय); चैव = च + एव.
FAQs
It introduces an ordered explanation of (1) the ritual/procedural rules (vidhāna) related to various mountains, (2) the mantras used when making donations, and (3) the specific spiritual results (phala) associated with each.
It frames mountains as spiritually significant contexts for religious practice, implying that donations accompanied by proper mantras and performed with reference to particular sacred mountains yield distinct forms of merit.
It suggests that generosity should be guided by right understanding and right method—charity performed with reverence, correct intention, and appropriate ritual discipline is portrayed as especially fruitful.