Shloka 23
Kāla-vañcana (Overcoming/Outwitting Time) and the Pañcabhūta Basis of the Body
श्रद्दधानाय दातव्यं भक्तियुक्ताय धीमते । अनास्तिकाय शुद्धाय धर्मनित्याय भामिनि
śraddadhānāya dātavyaṃ bhaktiyuktāya dhīmate | anāstikāya śuddhāya dharmanityāya bhāmini
ឱ នាងស្រស់ស្អាត! គួរផ្តល់ដល់អ្នកមានសទ្ធា មានភក្តី និងមានប្រាជ្ញាវិចារណា—អ្នកមិនបដិសេធដោយអនាស្តិក្យ មានសុចរិតបរិសុទ្ធ និងឈរជាប់ក្នុងធម៌ជានិច្ច។
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
FAQs
It teaches that charity becomes spiritually effective when offered with discernment—directed toward a faithful, devotional, pure, and dharma-established recipient—so the act supports sattva and aligns the giver with Shiva’s grace.
Linga-worship emphasizes inner and outer purity, faith, and devotion; this verse applies the same standard to dana, indicating that offerings connected to Shiva’s worship should be guided by śraddhā, bhakti, and dharmic integrity.
Practice dana with śraddhā and bhakti—ideally after purificatory observances (such as bhasma/tripundra and mantra-japa like the Panchakshara, Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and offer to dharmic, pure, and devoted persons.