Shloka 81
Brahmin Conduct, Purificatory Baths, and the Garuḍa–Nectar Episode
Illustrative Narrative
आधारतां न गच्छंति नगाश्च मंदरादयः । ततो योजनलक्षे द्वे गत्वा मारुतरंहसा
ādhāratāṃ na gacchaṃti nagāśca maṃdarādayaḥ | tato yojanalakṣe dve gatvā mārutaraṃhasā
മന്ദരാദി പർവതങ്ങളും ആധാരതലം വരെ എത്തുന്നില്ല. അവിടെ നിന്ന് കാറ്റിന്റെ വേഗത്തിൽ രണ്ട് ലക്ഷം യോജന ദൂരം ചെന്നാൽ അടുത്ത പ്രദേശം പ്രാപ്യമാകുന്നു.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; exact dialogue pair not provided in the input).
Concept: The cosmos is layered and immeasurable; human pride in ‘greatness’ is relativized by larger structures.
Application: Practice humility; remember that visible achievements are small within a larger order—act with reverence and perspective.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sweeping cross-section of the universe shows Mandara and other mountains suspended above an unseen foundational base, emphasizing a vast gap below. A translucent wind-current ribbon marks a journey of ‘two lakhs of yojanas,’ curving into the next region like a cosmic pathway.","primary_figures":["Mandara mountain (personified or monumental)","cosmic winds (Marut-like currents)"],"setting":"Mythic cosmographic diagram rendered as a living landscape: floating mountains, layered skies, and a hinted ‘support’ far beneath.","lighting_mood":"cool cosmic twilight with subtle astral glow","color_palette":["deep ultramarine","mist silver","jade green","sandstone ochre","amethyst violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a stylized cosmic tableau with Mandara and companion mountains rendered as jeweled, tiered forms; gold leaf outlining strata and distance markers; ornate cloud bands and a luminous ‘adhāra’ line below; rich reds/greens with embossed gold to convey sacred geometry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate layered horizons and floating mountain ridges; fine ink lines indicating yojana-distance bands; soft washes of blue and violet; lyrical clouds and a gentle wind-path motif, refined naturalism meeting cosmographic imagination.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold contour lines for mountains and strata; flat color fields with rhythmic cloud scrolls; symbolic ‘support base’ as a dark band; dominant blue background with red/yellow/green mountain accents and decorative distance motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symmetrical cosmic landscape with ornate borders; stylized mountains like temple-shikharas; lotus and cloud motifs framing a central wind-path; deep blue ground with gold highlights and intricate floral filigree."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft wind","tanpura drone","distant temple bell","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गच्छंति = गच्छन्ति; नगाश्च = नगाः + च; मंदरादयः = मन्दर + आदयः;
FAQs
It presents a cosmographic claim: even great mountains like Mandara do not extend to the ultimate “supporting base,” and it describes a vast intervening distance measured in lakhs of yojanas.
It literally means “two lakhs of yojanas,” i.e., an immense distance expressed in traditional Purāṇic units (yojana being a classical measure of length).
Not directly; it is primarily descriptive cosmography. Indirectly, such passages frame the vastness and ordered structure of creation, encouraging reverence toward the cosmic order described by the Purāṇas.