आत्माहाराच्चतुर्भागं सिद्धान्नाद्यदि दीयते । हन्तकारः स तं दत्त्वा ध्रुवं याति ध्रुवालये
ātmāhārāccaturbhāgaṃ siddhānnādyadi dīyate | hantakāraḥ sa taṃ dattvā dhruvaṃ yāti dhruvālaye
Si l’on donne le quart de sa nourriture quotidienne sous forme de mets cuits (siddhānna), alors le donateur, après l’avoir offert, se rend assurément à la demeure inébranlable de Dhruva.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A householder-pilgrim divides his cooked meal into four parts, offers one portion respectfully to a guest/ascetic; above, the Pole Star realm is depicted as a steady luminous sphere, with Dhruva seated in meditation, symbolizing the ‘dhruva-ālaya’.
True dāna begins with one’s own share; disciplined generosity leads to a ‘fixed’ spiritual destiny symbolized by Dhruva’s abode.
Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, where such prescriptions are praised.
Daily anna-dāna: giving one-fourth of one’s own prepared food.