Shloka 126
Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite
त्रिरात्रोपोषितो दद्यात्फाल्गुन्यां भवनं शुभम् । आदित्यलोकमाप्नोति धामव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
trirātropoṣito dadyātphālgunyāṃ bhavanaṃ śubham | ādityalokamāpnoti dhāmavratamidaṃ smṛtam
After fasting for three nights, in the month of Phālguna one should donate an auspicious dwelling; by this observance, remembered as the Dhāma-vrata, one attains the world of Āditya, the Sun.
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Concept: Sustained fasting (three nights) culminating in major dāna (a dwelling) aligns the practitioner with the solar principle—clarity, order, and luminous merit—granting Āditya-loka.
Application: Pair inner discipline (short, bounded fasting or restraint) with outward support (help someone’s shelter/security); make generosity structural, not merely symbolic.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"After three nights of fasting, the devotee stands at sunrise, offering keys and a deed-scroll for an auspicious house to a grateful family, while priests chant beside a small altar. Above the horizon, Sūrya/Āditya rises in a chariot of seven horses, flooding the scene with radiant light that visually ‘opens’ the path to Āditya-loka.","primary_figures":["Devotee","Āditya/Sūrya in chariot","Recipient family","Priest/ritual officiant"],"setting":"Village edge at dawn with a newly gifted house (freshly plastered walls, doorway garlands), a small ritual platform, and open sky for the solar ascent imagery.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sun-gold","vermillion","sky rose","white lime-plaster","lapis blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: grand sunrise with Sūrya in a jeweled chariot, seven horses, and a blazing gold-leaf halo; foreground gṛha-dāna scene with ornate garments and ritual vessels; heavy gold leaf on the sun, chariot ornaments, and borders; rich crimson and emerald accents, temple-arch framing, gem-studded detailing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate dawn gradients—rose to pale gold; Sūrya’s chariot small but luminous in the sky; intimate human scene of gifting a house with refined expressions; crisp architectural lines of the house, garlands and ritual items rendered with fine brushwork; lyrical naturalism and calm joy.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined Sūrya with large eyes and radiant aura; stylized seven-horse chariot; foreground gṛha-dāna with patterned textiles; strong red-yellow-green palette with blue sky band; temple-wall composition with lotus borders and rhythmic symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate floral border with sun motifs and lotuses; central sunrise with Sūrya-chariot in deep blue sky; foreground gṛha-dāna framed by peacocks and flowering vines; gold highlights on the sun and decorative textiles, intricate Nathdwara-like detailing adapted to solar devotion."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["morning conch shell","temple bells","Vedic-style chanting","birds at dawn","soft drum"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दद्यात् + फाल्गुन्याम् → दद्यात्फाल्गुन्याम्; आदित्यलोकम् + आप्नोति → आदित्यलोकमाप्नोति; धामव्रतम् + इदम् → धामव्रतमिदम्.
FAQs
It prescribes a three-night fast followed by donating an auspicious house in the month of Phālguna, identified as the Dhāma-vrata.
The verse states that the practitioner attains Ādityaloka, the realm associated with the Sun (Āditya).
It emphasizes disciplined austerity (fasting) joined with generosity (dāna), presenting charity as a spiritually potent act when performed with restraint and proper timing.