Shloka 6
The Description of Mandara (Mandaropavarṇanam) in the Mohinī Narrative
तृतीयेन मुहूर्तेन संप्राप्ता गिरिमस्तकम् । यस्य संवेष्टने नागो वासुकिर्नहि पूर्यते ॥ ६ ॥
tṛtīyena muhūrtena saṃprāptā girimastakam | yasya saṃveṣṭane nāgo vāsukirnahi pūryate || 6 ||
മൂന്നാം മുഹൂർത്തത്തിനുള്ളിൽ തന്നെ അവൾ പർവ്വതശിഖരത്തിലെത്തി—ആ പർവ്വതത്തെ ചുറ്റിപ്പിടിക്കാൻ നാഗനായ വാസുകിക്കും ഒരിക്കലും പൂർണ്ണമായി കഴിയാത്തതത്രേ.
Narada (narrating within a Tirtha-Mahatmya account; dialogue tradition commonly framed with Sanatkumara)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"A swift, time-marked ascent culminates in astonishment at the mountain’s vastness—so great that even Vāsuki cannot fully encircle it."}
FAQs
It highlights the extraordinary, supra-human nature of a sacred mountain/tīrtha: even Vāsuki’s legendary coiling cannot ‘complete’ around it, indicating immeasurable sanctity and cosmic scale.
By magnifying the tīrtha’s wonder, the text fosters śraddhā (reverent faith), a key support for bhakti—devotees are drawn to worship and pilgrimage when the sacred place is portrayed as beyond ordinary measure.
The time-marker “muhūrta” reflects traditional Jyotiṣa-style time reckoning used to describe auspicious timing, even within a Purāṇic pilgrimage narrative.