Shloka 169
Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites
यस्मात्तेजोमयं ब्रह्म घृते चैव व्यवस्थितम् । घृतपर्वतरूपेण तस्मान्नः पाहि भूधर
yasmāttejomayaṃ brahma ghṛte caiva vyavasthitam | ghṛtaparvatarūpeṇa tasmānnaḥ pāhi bhūdhara
ତେଜୋମୟ ବ୍ରହ୍ମ ଘୃତରେ ହିଁ ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥିତ; ତେଣୁ ହେ ଭୂଧର! ଘୃତପର୍ବତରୂପ ଧାରଣ କରି ଆମକୁ ରକ୍ଷା କର।
Unspecified (verse appears as a hymn/prayer within the narrative context)
Concept: The radiant Brahman is contemplated as present in the sacrificial substance (ghee); form (parvata) becomes a vehicle for invoking protection.
Application: See the sacred in daily substances—food, light, work—by offering them inwardly; let that reverence become a source of steadiness and protection in adversity.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A colossal ‘ghee mountain’ rises beside the homa altar, its surface gleaming like molten gold, while a protective deity presence is invoked as ‘Bhūdhara’—the earth-bearer—standing vast and steady. The scene blends ritual realism with visionary scale: tiny priests below, immense luminous substance above, and a calm protective aura enveloping all.","primary_figures":["Bhūdhara (protector deity form)","ṛtviks","yajamāna"],"setting":"visionary yajña-śālā transforming into a cosmic landscape—homa fire at base, ghee mountain towering, mantra smoke forming halos","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["molten gold","amber","pearl white","deep indigo","copper red"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a monumental ghee-mountain rendered with heavy gold leaf, rising behind a homa altar; Bhūdhara as a majestic protective deity with halo and regal ornaments; priests at the base offering ghee; rich reds/greens in garments, embossed gold borders, gem-like detailing, sacred grandeur and symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a poetic visionary scene—small ritual pavilion in foreground, a luminous golden ‘ghee mountain’ swelling into the sky; protective deity presence calm and steady; delicate gradients, cool indigo background, refined figures, lyrical scale contrast, soft smoke and light.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized golden mountain form behind a square fire-pit; deity as earth-bearer shown iconically with bold outlines and serene gaze; warm red-yellow-green palette with black contours; temple-wall composition emphasizing protection and stability.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central golden ghee-mountain as a sacred mound surrounded by lotus motifs; deity aura above, priests below in symmetrical arrangement; deep blue ground with gold highlights, intricate floral borders, peacocks and vines framing the protective invocation, dense ornamental detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["deep bell resonance","steady mantra drone","soft conch","homa fire crackle"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यस्मात्तेजोमयं = यस्मात् + तेजोमयम्; घृते चैव = घृते + च + एव; तस्मान्नः = तस्मात् + नः
FAQs
It uses ritual symbolism: ghee (ghṛta) is a primary substance in Vedic offerings and is treated as a luminous, sanctifying medium—so the verse links sacrificial purity and radiance with the presence of the Absolute (Brahman).
Bhūdhara literally means “bearer of the earth” and is commonly an epithet for a mountain; here it is invoked as a protective power, envisioned as taking the form of a “ghee-mountain.”
The verse models reliance on sacred reality through prayer: recognizing the divine presence in consecrated substances and forms, and seeking protection through reverent invocation rather than mere self-assertion.