Shloka 5
Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite
तपसा तस्य तुष्टेन चतुर्वक्त्रेण भारत । कमलं कांचनं दत्तं यथाकामगमं नृप
tapasā tasya tuṣṭena caturvaktreṇa bhārata | kamalaṃ kāṃcanaṃ dattaṃ yathākāmagamaṃ nṛpa
O Bhārata, der Viergesichtige (Brahmā), erfreut über seine Askese, schenkte ihm, o König, einen goldenen Lotos, durch den er nach Wunsch überallhin gelangen konnte.
Pulastya (to Bhīṣma)
Concept: Tapas performed with steadiness yields divine favor and extraordinary capacities; boons are framed as dharmically earned, not случай.
Application: Undertake disciplined practice (vrata-like consistency) and use any ‘powers’—status, wealth, influence—for dharmic ends rather than ego.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","temple bells","crackling sacrificial fire","soft choral ‘svāhā’ ambience"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यथाकामगमं is a compound functioning adjectivally; sense ‘yathā-kāma-gamam’. दत्तम् used predicatively (passive sense).
FAQs
It presents tapas (austerity) as spiritually efficacious: when Brahmā is pleased, he grants a boon symbolized by a golden lotus that enables unrestricted travel (yathākāma-gamana).
“Caturvaktra” is a common epithet of Brahmā, the four-faced creator deity.
Disciplined effort and self-restraint (tapas) are shown as a means to attain higher capacities and divine favor, implying that inner discipline precedes outer power.