Shloka 46
Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite
एतदेव व्रतं नाम महापातकनाशनम् । यस्वेकभक्तेन क्षिपेद्धेनुं वृषसमन्विताम्
etadeva vrataṃ nāma mahāpātakanāśanam | yasvekabhaktena kṣipeddhenuṃ vṛṣasamanvitām
Dies ist wahrlich das Gelübde, das „Vernichter großer Sünden“ heißt: wenn jemand in einspältiger Hingabe eine Kuh als Gabe darbringt, begleitet von einem Stier.
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Concept: A named vrata centered on ekabhakti and go-dāna is proclaimed as mahāpātaka-nāśana (destroyer of great sins).
Application: Choose one disciplined devotional practice and keep it steady; pair inner focus (ekabhakti) with outward compassion (supporting life, symbolized by cow-care/charity).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee with folded hands offers a healthy cow and a strong bull to a brāhmaṇa, while a subtle aura of purification—like smoke turning into light—rises around the gift. The recipient blesses the donor, and the animals are adorned with simple garlands, emphasizing compassion rather than opulence.","primary_figures":["devotee donor","brāhmaṇa recipient","cow","bull"],"setting":"Village-edge ritual space with tulā (weighing scale) and water pot; calm pastoral background with grazing fields.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["warm ochre","milk white","leaf green","marigold orange","soft brown"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: donor presenting cow and bull to a brāhmaṇa under a decorative arch, gold leaf halos, richly patterned garments, ornate garlands on the animals, inscriptions of ‘mahāpātaka-nāśanam’ motif, traditional iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: pastoral go-dāna scene with delicate trees and distant hills, gentle expressions, fine detailing on the cow’s garland and the bull’s horns, cool greens and soft ochres, lyrical serenity emphasizing ekabhakti.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized cow and bull with bold outlines, donor in añjali-mudrā, brāhmaṇa giving blessing gesture, flat yet vibrant pigments, temple-wall composition, strong reds/yellows/greens with a luminous purification aura.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: cow and bull centered with floral borders and lotus motifs, deep blue background, intricate garlands, devotional symmetry, auspicious patterns suggesting sin-cleansing, ornate textile-like detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["cow bells","morning birds","soft temple bell","flowing water"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एतदेव = एतत् + एव; यस्वेकभक्तेन = यः + एकभक्तेन; क्षिपेद्धेनुं = क्षिपेत् + धेनुम् (त् + ध → द्ध).
FAQs
It praises a specific vrata (religious observance) connected with dāna—donating a cow together with a bull—performed with single-minded devotion.
It explicitly makes inner orientation central: the act becomes spiritually potent when done with ekabhakti (single-pointed devotion), not merely as an external ritual.
The verse links repentance and moral repair to generosity and sincerity—encouraging giving (dāna) undertaken with genuine devotion as a means of overcoming grave wrongdoing.