Shloka 149
Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites
हेमपर्वतरूपेण तस्मात्पाहि नगोत्तम । अनेन विधिना यस्तु दद्यात्कनकपर्वतम्
hemaparvatarūpeṇa tasmātpāhi nagottama | anena vidhinā yastu dadyātkanakaparvatam
അതുകൊണ്ട് ഹേ നഗോത്തമ (പർവ്വതശ്രേഷ്ഠാ)! സ്വർണ്ണപർവ്വതരൂപത്തിൽ ഞങ്ങളെ രക്ഷിക്കണമേ. ഈ വിധിപ്രകാരം ആരെങ്കിലും കനകപർവ്വതം (സ്വർണ്ണപർവ്വതം) ദാനം ചെയ്താൽ…
Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 21; likely a narrator continuing a ritual/dāna instruction)
Concept: When performed by proper rite, even material wealth (gold) becomes a vehicle of dharma and protection through sacrificial gifting.
Application: Use prosperity for structured giving—support learning, worship, and community needs; sanctify major donations with humility and correct procedure.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A radiant golden mountain—crafted as a ritual icon with stepped terraces—stands on a lotus pedestal before the altar, reflecting lamp flames like sunrise on metal. The donor and priests circle it with mantras, and the mountain seems to glow with protective power, as if the very ‘best of mountains’ has taken a golden form.","primary_figures":["a yajamāna (donor)","ṛtvij priests","personified ‘best of mountains’ (subtle presence)"],"setting":"ornate yajña hall with lotus pedestal, gold mountain icon, offering vessels, mantra scrolls, and priestly seats","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["molten gold","deep maroon","emerald green","ivory","smoke blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central kanaka-parvata icon on a lotus pedestal, heavy gold leaf and embossed detailing, priests in white with sacred threads, donor in royal attire offering flowers, rich reds and greens, gem-studded ornaments, ornate arch and halo effects around the golden mountain.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined interior ritual scene with a luminous gold mountain icon, delicate brushwork on textiles, soft lamplight, cool shadows, subtle expressions of awe, architectural details with carved pillars.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized golden mountain with patterned terraces, bold outlines, priests and donor in frontal arrangement, warm pigments, temple-wall aesthetic, rhythmic lamp motifs and floral borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central golden mountain framed by lotus vines and intricate borders, deep indigo ground with gold highlights, small devotees and priests arranged in circular pradakṣiṇā, peacocks and floral motifs echoing sacred abundance."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","conch shell","chanting chorus","metallic chime of offerings"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्मात्पाहि = तस्मात् + पाहि; दद्यात्कनकपर्वतम् = दद्यात् + कनकपर्वतम्
FAQs
It refers to a dāna (charitable gifting) rite where a “mountain of gold” is offered—often symbolically (a golden model or a substantial gold gift)—as part of a prescribed religious procedure (vidhi) to gain merit (puṇya).
“Nagottama” is a reverential address to a mountain or mountain-deity concept, invoking protective power and auspiciousness; here it functions as a devotional/ritual appeal connected to the golden-mountain form.
It reinforces the ideal that wealth should be purified through righteous giving—performed with proper method (vidhi) and intention—so that prosperity becomes a means of protection, merit, and dharmic living.