Shloka 51
Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite
वर्जयित्वा मधौ यस्तु दधिक्षीरघृतैक्षवम् । दद्याद्वस्त्राणि सूक्ष्माणि रसपात्रेण संयुतम्
varjayitvā madhau yastu dadhikṣīraghṛtaikṣavam | dadyādvastrāṇi sūkṣmāṇi rasapātreṇa saṃyutam
Ia yang menjauhi minuman memabukkan, lalu mempersembahkan dadih, susu, ghee, dan sari tebu, serta menghadiahkan kain halus beserta bejana minum, memperoleh pahala dharma.
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यस्तु = यः + तु; दधिक्षीरघृतैक्षवम् = दधि + क्षीर + घृत + इक्षवम्; दद्याद्वस्त्राणि = दद्यात् + वस्त्राणि
FAQs
The verse recommends abstaining from intoxicants and performing charitable giving—offering nourishing foods (curd, milk, ghee, sugarcane-juice) and donating fine garments along with a drinking vessel.
It links self-restraint (avoiding liquor) with generosity (dāna), presenting moral discipline and compassionate giving as complementary sources of religious merit.
In this excerpt it primarily frames ritual-ethical charity and dietary restraint; any explicit Bhakti emphasis would depend on the chapter’s surrounding dialogue and dedication (e.g., to Viṣṇu) in nearby verses.