DESIGN BRIEF: vertical-axis celestial — tree of life as central spine with layered circle canopies rising and root fork lines descending — cosmic grammar distinct from forest scatter or tarpa dance. Vikramgad tradition treats the life tree as axis mundi in stick-line vocabulary. What we refused: tarpa spiral around trunk, marriage chauk at base, perspective depth, multicolor fill inside canopy. What we kept: ascending circle canopy tiers, descending root V-pairs, trunk line continuous through ground band, sparse bird V margin. Light-mid density (~47% fill).