Shloka 93
Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite
शुक्तिगन्धाक्षतान्दद्याद्विप्राय सितवाससी । वारुणं पदमाप्नोति दृढव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
śuktigandhākṣatāndadyādviprāya sitavāsasī | vāruṇaṃ padamāpnoti dṛḍhavratamidaṃ smṛtam
على المرأة التي ترتدي ثيابًا بيضاء أن تُقدِّم لبرهمن حبّات أرزّ معطّرة؛ وبذلك تنال مقام فارونا. ويُذكَر هذا على أنه نُسُكٌ ثابت.
Unspecified (narrative injunction within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)
Concept: Purity of presentation (white garments) and respectful gifting to a brāhmaṇa, even in a small form (akṣata), becomes a ‘firm vow’ yielding a divine realm.
Application: Practice respectful giving: offer simple, clean gifts with sincerity; keep one’s conduct and appearance aligned with the intention (cleanliness, humility, steadiness).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A woman in spotless white garments stands before a seated brāhmaṇa, offering a small leaf-bowl of fragrant akṣata—rice grains perfumed with subtle sandal and flowers. Behind them, a symbolic oceanic horizon and a faint celestial gateway suggest Varuṇa’s watery realm, with a noose emblem and calm, law-giving majesty.","primary_figures":["woman vrata-observer","brāhmaṇa","Varuṇa (symbolic presence/emblem)"],"setting":"Temple courtyard or clean household threshold with rangoli, offering tray, and a distant suggestion of water (pond or ocean) to echo Varuṇa.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["pure white","aqua blue","sandalwood tan","marigold yellow","silver"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: the woman in white offering fragrant akṣata to a brāhmaṇa under a temple arch; upper corner shows Varuṇa enthroned on a makara with pāśa (noose); lavish gold leaf, jewel-like ornamentation, rich turquoise and vermilion accents, ornate borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined courtyard scene with delicate textiles and gentle gestures; a pale blue water-body in the background, Varuṇa hinted as a soft cloud-vision; cool palette, fine brushwork, lyrical calm and elegant posture.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: iconic figures with bold outlines; the offering gesture emphasized, akṣata rendered as patterned dots; Varuṇa motif with makara and pāśa in a decorative panel; warm reds/yellows with contrasting blues.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symmetrical composition with lotus and wave borders; central act of offering akṣata, side panels with makara motifs and floral garlands; deep blue ground, gold highlights, intricate textile-like patterning."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft bell","mantra murmur","rice grains pouring","distant water waves","conch (faint)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शुक्तिगन्धाक्षतान्+दद्यात् → शुक्तिगन्धाक्षतान्दद्याद्; दद्यात्+विप्राय → दद्याद्विप्राय; पदम्+आप्नोति → पदमाप्नोति; दृढव्रतम्+इदम् → दृढव्रतमिदम्
FAQs
It prescribes a dāna (gift) of fragrant, unbroken rice-grains (akṣata) to a brāhmaṇa, performed by a woman wearing white garments, framed as a firm observance (dṛḍha-vrata).
The verse states that the practitioner attains the vāruṇaṃ padam—Varuṇa’s abode/realm—indicating a merit-based heavenly attainment linked with Varuṇa.
It highlights the Purāṇic ethic that simple acts of purity and generosity—especially respectful giving to a brāhmaṇa—are treated as potent religious disciplines with defined spiritual outcomes.