Shloka 19
Determination of the Householder’s Dharma
Dāna: Types, Recipients, Timing, and Fruits
वैशाख्यां पूर्णमास्यां तु ब्राह्मणान्सप्त पंच वा । उपोष्य विधिना शांतः शुचिः प्रयतमानसः
vaiśākhyāṃ pūrṇamāsyāṃ tu brāhmaṇānsapta paṃca vā | upoṣya vidhinā śāṃtaḥ śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ
しかしヴァイシャーカ月の満月の日には、規定どおりに断食を行い、静謐で清らかに、心を律して、七人のブラーフマナを（供養して）もてなすべきである。あるいは五人でもよい。
Unspecified (contextual narrator/instructor within Svarga-khaṇḍa teachings)
Concept: Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā fasting, purity, and feeding brāhmaṇas (7 or 5) constitutes a potent vrata leading to spiritual uplift.
Application: Observe a monthly or annual full-moon discipline: light fasting, mental restraint, cleanliness, and intentional feeding/donation to worthy recipients.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"On a bright full-moon night of Vaiśākha, a devotee sits calm and purified, having fasted, while seven brāhmaṇas are respectfully served a simple, sattvic meal. The moonlight silvers the courtyard; water pots and white cloths signal śauca, and the atmosphere feels like time itself has become sacred.","primary_figures":["fasting devotee","seven (or five) brāhmaṇas","attendants/family members"],"setting":"moonlit courtyard with a small altar, water vessels, white floor-rangoli, and flowering trees","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["moon silver","jasmine white","pale sky blue","sandalwood beige","soft marigold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā feast scene with gold-leaf moon disc, ornate borders, brāhmaṇas seated in a row receiving offerings, donor with folded hands, rich crimson-green accents against luminous whites, detailed brass vessels and lamps with gilded highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: cool moonlit palette, delicate trees in bloom, brāhmaṇas seated on woven mats, donor serene and fasting, subtle white rangoli patterns, refined gestures of offering, distant river shimmer suggested without naming, lyrical quietness.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized full moon as a bright circular motif, bold outlines, rhythmic arrangement of five/seven seated brāhmaṇas, donor in calm posture, flat fields of blue-yellow-red-green, temple-wall compositional symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central row of brāhmaṇas being served, lotus borders and floral creepers, deep indigo night ground with silver-white moon and gold highlights, peacocks at corners, intricate textile patterns emphasizing sacred calendrical celebration."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["night insects","soft bell chime","water poured into lotā","distant conch"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्राह्मणान् (ब्राह्मणान् + सप्त) written as ब्राह्मणान्सप्त; numerals सप्त/पञ्च used adjectivally; उपोष्य is gerund (lyap) from उपवस्.
FAQs
It prescribes fasting according to proper procedure and then honouring (feeding) brāhmaṇas—seven, or alternatively five—while maintaining purity and mental discipline.
Because the merit of vrata (observance) and dāna (charity) in Purāṇic dharma depends not only on the act itself but also on inner disposition—śauca (purity), śama (calmness), and saṃyama (restraint).
It teaches regulated self-control (fasting), respectful giving (supporting brāhmaṇas), and the importance of inner purity—linking external ritual with internal virtue.