Shloka 31
Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite
इति जागरणं ताभ्यां तत्प्रसंगादनुष्ठितं । प्रभाते च तया दत्ता शय्या सलवणाचला
iti jāgaraṇaṃ tābhyāṃ tatprasaṃgādanuṣṭhitaṃ | prabhāte ca tayā dattā śayyā salavaṇācalā
Demikianlah, karena peristiwa itu, keduanya menunaikan jagarana—berjaga semalam suntuk—sesuai tata. Dan saat fajar, ia menganugerahkan kepada mereka sebuah ranjang, beserta Lavaṇācala (Gunung Garam).
Narrator (context not specified in the provided excerpt; likely within the Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue frame common to Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)
Concept: Jāgaraṇa performed with proper intent and occasion becomes a vrata-like observance, culminating in dāna at dawn.
Application: Keep periodic vigils for prayer/reading; conclude spiritual effort with generosity at daybreak—support others tangibly after inner discipline.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A long night passes with two devotees seated awake near a small altar, counting beads and listening to sacred narration. At first light, the lady of the house offers a finely prepared bed as dāna, while a symbolic 'Lavaṇācala'—a stylized salt-white mountain form—appears as a mythic gift motif beside the offering.","primary_figures":["two vigil-keepers (the pair)","the donor woman","optional: a small Vishnu icon witnessing the vow"],"setting":"courtyard or shrine-room transitioning into dawn; offering space with cloth, bedding, and ritual vessels","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["dawn-rose","pale gold","salt-white","turmeric yellow","smoky blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dawn charity scene—woman presenting an ornate bed with gold-embroidered sheets to two humble vigil-keepers; a small Vishnu icon with gold halo; include a stylized white 'Salt Mountain' motif as a sacred emblem; heavy gold leaf, jewel-toned reds/greens, embossed borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: soft dawn sky through an open veranda; two figures with tired but serene faces after night vigil; the bed-gift rendered with delicate textile patterns; a pale, poetic salt-white hill motif in the distance; cool pastels and fine detailing.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines—figures in frontal grace, dawn gradient background, bed-gift emphasized with patterned blocks; symbolic Lavaṇācala as a white mound with decorative contour lines; warm reds/yellows/greens with black contouring.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: devotional vigil night turning to dawn—deep blue night border with stars shifting to gold dawn; central offering of a bed before a Krishna/Vishnu shrine; lotus and floral borders; stylized white mountain motif integrated into the lower register."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft conch at dawn","temple bells","distant rooster call","gentle tanpura drone"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tatprasaṃgādanuṣṭhitaṃ → tat-prasaṅgāt anuṣṭhitam; salavaṇācalā analyzed as sa-lavaṇa-acalā (compound adjective).
FAQs
It highlights jāgaraṇa (a devotional night vigil) as an observed vow, presented here as something “duly performed” in response to a particular occasion.
Lavaṇācala (“Salt Mountain”) functions as a marker of purāṇic sacred geography and mythic landscape, indicating that gifts and events may be framed on a grand, cosmological scale.
The verse underscores follow-through in observance (keeping vigil) and generosity at the proper time (giving at dawn), presenting discipline and dāna as complementary virtues.