Shloka 186
Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites
विष्कंभपर्वतांस्तद्वत्तुरीयांशेन कल्पयेत् । पूर्ववद्राजतान्कुर्यान्मंदरादीन्विधानतः
viṣkaṃbhaparvatāṃstadvatturīyāṃśena kalpayet | pūrvavadrājatānkuryānmaṃdarādīnvidhānataḥ
ໃນທຳນອງດຽວກັນ ພຶງກຳນົດພູວິສກັມພະໃຫ້ມີຂະໜາດເປັນ 1/4. ເຊັ່ນທີ່ກ່າວໄວ້ກ່ອນ ພຶງສ້າງພູເງິນ ເລີ່ມຈາກມັນດະຣາ ແລະອື່ນໆ ຕາມພິທີກຳນົດ
Not specified in the provided excerpt (narrative/technical instruction within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa cosmography).
Concept: The cosmos can be ritually mirrored through proportion (a fourth-part measure), turning cosmography into worship through accurate representation.
Application: Bring order and proportion to devotional practice—regularity, measured commitments, and careful attention to details that express reverence.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Artisans and priests collaborate on a ritual-cosmographic model: gleaming silver mountain forms rise from a decorated platform, each scaled precisely to a quarter-measure. Mandara stands foremost, its ridges etched like sacred diagrams, while the officiant checks proportions with a measuring cord.","primary_figures":["ṛtvik priest","artisan-sculptor","Mandara (as crafted mountain icon)"],"setting":"ritual workshop beside a yajña-śālā, with metalworking tools, measuring cords, and a raised altar-platform displaying miniature mountains","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["silver-white","charcoal black","sandalwood beige","lapis blue","marigold gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a ceremonial platform displaying miniature silver mountains beginning with Mandara, priests holding measuring cords indicating ‘one-fourth’ proportion, gold leaf highlights on edges and ornaments, rich reds/greens in textiles, traditional iconographic symmetry, ornate lotus border with conch and discus motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate scene of craftsmen shaping a silver Mandara with fine chisels, cool mountain palette and airy sky, lyrical naturalism with distant hills, refined faces, subtle metallic sheen rendered with pale highlights.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized silver mountain icons arranged in sequence, bold outlines, ritual officiant gesturing to proportional divisions, natural pigments with strong reds/yellows/greens, temple-wall composition with geometric balance.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: decorative altar cloth filled with lotus motifs framing a row of silver mountain forms, intricate floral borders, deep indigo background with gold accents; include peacocks and cows at the periphery to Vaishnavize the cosmic craft aesthetic."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["metallic chime of tools","measuring cord snap","low Vedic chant","temple bells"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विष्कंभपर्वतांस्तद्वत् = विष्कम्भ-पर्वतान् तद्वत्; तुरीयांशेन = तुरीय-अंशेन; पूर्ववद्राजतान्कुर्यान् = पूर्ववत् रजतान् कुर्यात्; मंदरादीन्विधानतः = मन्दर-आदीन् विधानतः
FAQs
It gives a technical cosmographic instruction: the Viṣkambha mountains are to be conceived with a one-quarter measure, and the ‘silver’ mountains (starting with Mandara) are to be arranged as previously described, following the proper order.
Mandara is a famous cosmic mountain frequently mentioned in Purāṇic literature, especially known as the churning rod in the Samudra-manthana narrative; here it appears as part of a classified set of mountains described in cosmography.
This specific verse is primarily descriptive and procedural (cosmographic). Any ethical or devotional takeaway would be indirect—highlighting the Purāṇic emphasis on ordered creation and adherence to scriptural method (vidhi).