Shloka 41
Kāṣṭhīlā-Ākhyāna: Ratnāvalī’s Return, Co-wife Dharma, and the Phālguna Propitiation
सप्ताहमुत्सवः कार्यो ह्यष्टम्या आचतुर्दशीम् । नटनर्तकयुक्तेन गीतवाद्येन भूरिणा ॥ ४१ ॥
saptāhamutsavaḥ kāryo hyaṣṭamyā ācaturdaśīm | naṭanartakayuktena gītavādyena bhūriṇā || 41 ||
Qu’un festival soit véritablement célébré durant sept jours, du huitième au quatorzième jour lunaire ; qu’il soit accompagné d’acteurs et de danseurs, avec profusion de chants et de musique instrumentale.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames utsava (devotional festival) as a regulated, time-bound sacred observance—seven days from Aṣṭamī to Caturdaśī—where collective joy, sound, and celebration become an offering that strengthens dharma and devotion.
Bhakti is expressed here through communal worship and celebratory service—song (gīta), instruments (vādya), dance and performance—treating beauty and festivity as dedicated acts meant to please the deity and inspire devotees.
It uses calendrical and ritual timing based on tithi reckoning (Aṣṭamī–Caturdaśī), reflecting practical Jyotiṣa-style scheduling used in vrata and temple-utsava planning.