Shloka 23
Procedure for the Guḍa-dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift; Ten Dhenu-dānas; Yearlong Gaṅgā Worship and Darśana
पञ्चमी क्षीरधेनुश्च षष्ठी मधुमयी स्मृता । सप्तमी शर्कराधेनुर्दधिधेनुस्तथाष्टमी ॥ २३ ॥
pañcamī kṣīradhenuśca ṣaṣṭhī madhumayī smṛtā | saptamī śarkarādhenurdadhidhenustathāṣṭamī || 23 ||
La quinta se llama la ‘kṣīra-dhenu’, la vaca de leche; la sexta es recordada como ‘madhu-mayī’, hecha de miel. La séptima es la ‘śarkarā-dhenu’, la vaca de azúcar, y la octava es la ‘dadhi-dhenu’, la vaca de cuajada.
Narada (in a teaching/narrative context within Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"Continues the serene cataloging, adding sweetness/abundance imagery (milk, honey, sugar, curd) that subtly heightens auspiciousness."}
FAQs
It assigns sacred, merit-bestowing identities to specific tithis (5th–8th), portraying them as ‘dhenus’ (wish-fulfilling cows) that symbolically yield auspicious offerings—milk, honey, sugar, and curd—thereby encouraging vrata and dana aligned with each day.
By sacralizing time itself (tithi) and linking it to pure, sattvic substances used in worship, the verse supports bhakti through disciplined observance—offering and restraint performed on these days as a devotional rhythm.
It reflects practical calendrical/ritual timing knowledge—tithi-based observance (a core component of traditional Panchanga usage), guiding when specific vrata, puja, or dana may be performed for enhanced religious efficacy.