तेन रूपेण रूपी स पर्वतो मंदराचलः । किमर्थमागताः सर्वे मत्समीपं तदुच्यताम्
tena rūpeṇa rūpī sa parvato maṃdarācalaḥ | kimarthamāgatāḥ sarve matsamīpaṃ taducyatām
ସେହି ରୂପ ଧାରଣ କରି ସାକାର ମନ୍ଦରାଚଳ ପର୍ବତ କହିଲା— “ତୁମେ ସମସ୍ତେ କେଉଁ କାରଣରେ ମୋ ସମୀପକୁ ଆସିଛ? ତାହା କୁହ।”
Mandarācala (Mandara Mountain)
Scene: Mandarācala appears ‘embodied’—a mountain with a divine visage—asking the assembled devas and asuras their purpose; the crowd’s posture shows petition and urgency.
Dharmic action begins with clear intention; purpose (artha) is explicitly asked and clarified.
The Kedāra Khaṇḍa milieu (Himalayan sacred sphere); the verse centers on Mandarācala as a revered mountain.
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