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 ||
হে রাজন! দান, জপ, হোম এবং দেবার্চনা প্রভৃতি যা কিছু করা হয়, বিজয়া-দিনে কৃত সবই অক্ষয় হয়ে থাকে।
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.