Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite
समांते हेमकमलं तिलधेनुसमन्वितम् । शूलमष्टांगुलं दद्याच्छिवलोके महीयते
samāṃte hemakamalaṃ tiladhenusamanvitam | śūlamaṣṭāṃgulaṃ dadyācchivaloke mahīyate
વર્ષના અંતે તિલધેનુ સાથે સુવર્ણ કમળનું દાન કરવું; તેમજ આઠ આંગળ લાંબો ત્રિશૂલ પણ આપવો—એથી શિવલોકમાં માન મળે છે.
Unspecified (narratorial/instructional voice within the chapter)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: समांते = सम-अन्ते (अव्ययीभाव). दद्याच्छिवलोके = दद्यात् + शिवलोके (त् + श् → च्छ्).
Tiladhenu literally means “sesame-cow”: a symbolic ritual gift (often an image/representation of a cow) associated with the donation of sesame, offered as a meritorious act (dāna) in Purāṇic practice.
The verse states that donating these items leads to being “honored in Śiva-loka,” i.e., attaining esteem or elevated status in Śiva’s realm.
Purāṇic dāna prescriptions often include precise measurements to standardize ritual items; “eight aṅgulas” indicates a specific, tradition-bound size for the donated trident.