Shloka 149

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

हेमपर्वतरूपेण तस्मात्पाहि नगोत्तम । अनेन विधिना यस्तु दद्यात्कनकपर्वतम्

Transliteration

hemaparvatarūpeṇa tasmātpāhi nagottama | anena vidhinā yastu dadyātkanakaparvatam

Translation

Kaya ingatan Mo kami, O pinakamainam na bundok, sa anyo ng bundok na ginto. Sinumang, ayon sa itinakdang paraang ito, ay maghandog ng bundok ng ginto…

Word by Word

• हेमपर्वतरूपेण: in the form of a golden mountain
• हेमपर्वतरूपेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम + पर्वत + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), एकवचनम्; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (हेमस्य पर्वतस्य रूपम्)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; हेत्वर्थे निपातः (therefore)

• पाहि: protect
• पाहि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• नगोत्तम: O best of mountains
• नगोत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नग + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (उत्तमः नगः)

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), एकवचनम्

• विधिना: by the procedure
• विधिना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), एकवचनम्

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः (indeed)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• कनकपर्वतम्: a golden mountain
• कनकपर्वतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कनक + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कनकस्य पर्वतः)

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 21; likely a narrator continuing a ritual/dāna instruction)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्मात्पाहि = तस्मात् + पाहि; दद्यात्कनकपर्वतम् = दद्यात् + कनकपर्वतम्

FAQs

What practice is referenced by “kanaka-parvata” (golden mountain) in this verse?

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).

Why does the verse address “nagottama” (best of mountains)?

“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.

What ethical lesson does this verse imply in the context of Padma Purana’s dāna teachings?

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.