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 ||
まことに祭礼は七日間行うべし。第八日より第十四日に至るまで、役者と舞人を伴い、豊かな歌と器楽の響きをもって。
Narada
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"From a clear ritual injunction to an expansive celebratory mood through performance, song, and instruments."}
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.