Shloka 46
The Liberation of the Lizard
Godhā-vimukti
दत्तं जप्तं हुतं यच्च कृतं देवार्चनादिकम् । सर्वं तदक्षयं भूप यत्कृतं विजयादिने ॥ ४६ ॥
dattaṃ japtaṃ hutaṃ yacca kṛtaṃ devārcanādikam | sarvaṃ tadakṣayaṃ bhūpa yatkṛtaṃ vijayādine || 46 ||
أيها الملك، ما يُعطى صدقةً، وما يُتلى جَپًا (japa)، وما يُقَرَّب هُوتًا في النار المقدّسة، وكلّ ما يُعمل ابتداءً من عبادة الدِّيفات—فكلّ ذلك إذا فُعِل في يوم «فيجايَا» صار أَكْشَيَا لا يفنى، ولا ينقص ثوابه.
Narada
Vrata: Vijayā (day/observance)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that actions like charity, mantra-recitation, fire-offerings, and deity-worship become akṣaya (inexhaustible) when performed on the auspicious Vijayā day, emphasizing sacred timing (tithi) as a multiplier of puṇya.
By highlighting devārcana (deity-worship) as a prime practice whose fruit becomes imperishable on Vijayā, it frames bhakti as a concrete daily rite—worship, offering, and remembrance—strengthened by vrata-timing.
It implicitly relies on Jyotiṣa (the Vedāṅga of calendrics/astronomy-astrology) through the selection of a specific tithi/day (Vijayā) for rites, showing how ritual merit is linked to proper sacred time.