Shloka 21
Description of the Divine Mountain Abodes: Meru, Devakūṭa, and Kailāsa
वृषभाङ्को महादेवः शङ्करो योगिनां वरः । अनेकगणभूतकोटिसहस्रवारो भगवान् अनादिपुरुषो व्यवस्थितः ॥
vṛṣabhāṅko mahādevaḥ śaṅkaro yogināṁ varaḥ | anekagaṇabhūtakoṭisahasravāro bhagavān anādipuruṣo vyavasthitaḥ ||
ພຣະມະຫາເທວະ—ຊັງກະຣະ ຜູ້ມີເຄື່ອງໝາຍເປັນງົວພະຫະນະ ແລະເປັນຜູ້ປະເສີດໃນຫມູ່ໂຍຄີ—ພຣະພະຄະວານ ບຸລຸດຜູ້ບໍ່ມີຕົ້ນກໍາເນີດ ສະຖິດຢູ່ ຖືກຫ້ອມລ້ອມດ້ວຍຫມູ່ຄະນະ ແລະພູຕະ ນັບບໍ່ຖ້ວນເປັນພັນໆ.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"By calling Śaṅkara ‘anādi-puruṣa’ and ‘yogināṃ varaḥ’, the verse frames the cosmic landscape as pervaded by the timeless principle of consciousness (puruṣa) manifest as the Lord of Yoga, surrounded by elemental hosts (gaṇa/bhūta) that personify the cosmos’ subtle forces.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None (symbolism is Śaiva-yogic rather than Yajña-Varāha anatomy).","vedantic_connection":"Touches a non-dual-friendly register: the ‘beginningless person’ as foundational reality; also aligns with yogic soteriology—liberation through mastery of mind under the archetypal yogin."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"yoga theology","core_concept":"The supreme yogin is the archetype of inner mastery; the ‘anādi’ reality is approachable through yogic discipline and devotion.","practical_application":"Adopt steadiness (abhyāsa) and dispassion (vairāgya) while honoring the manifold forces of psyche/nature (gaṇa/bhūta) as energies to be integrated, not feared."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Ethics","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: divine abode / sacred mountain-seat
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 81.20 (Paśupati on Kuñjara)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Śaṅkara, bull-marked (vṛṣabhāṅka), enthroned or seated in yogic poise, encircled by vast ranks of gaṇas and bhūtas filling the horizon.","item_prompts":["Śiva with Nandin emblem / bull insignia","yogic posture","trident, crescent moon, matted hair","countless gaṇas/bhūtas as a surrounding host","cosmic scale composition"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: monumental Śiva with stylized gaṇa host in concentric bands, strong reds/greens, iconic bull-mark motif.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Śiva with heavy gold ornament and halo; gaṇas in embossed border-like arrangement; rich temple aesthetic.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined Śiva portrait with nuanced expressions; gaṇas rendered as softer secondary figures; balanced classical symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative court of Śiva on a mountain terrace; lively gaṇas with expressive faces; cool mountainous backdrop."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"grand-devotional","suggested_raga":"Kedar","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"sonorous, expansive"}
FAQs
It preserves a dense epithet-cluster for Śiva, valuable for studying Purāṇic Śaiva theology, iconographic vocabulary, and the integration of yogic ideals.
No explicit location is embedded in this line; it continues the description of divine presence associated with sacred mountain settings in the surrounding passage.
The verse highlights yogic excellence and disciplined spiritual idealization (yogināṁ varaḥ) as a cultural-philosophical value rather than a prescriptive command.