Shloka 35

The Vow of the Bed of Good Fortune (Saubhāgya-śayana) and the Saubhāgyāṣṭaka

Devanagari script

प्राशने दानमंत्रे च विशेषोयं निबोध मे । गोशृंगांबु मधौ प्रोक्तं वैशाखे गोमयं पुनः

Transliteration

prāśane dānamaṃtre ca viśeṣoyaṃ nibodha me | gośṛṃgāṃbu madhau proktaṃ vaiśākhe gomayaṃ punaḥ

Translation

ຈົ່ງເຂົ້າໃຈຈາກເຮົາເຖິງຂໍ້ກໍານົດພິເສດນີ້ ວ່າດ້ວຍການສັນ (ເຄື່ອງບູຊາອັນສັກສິດ) ແລະມົນຕຣາແຫ່ງການໃຫ້ທານ: ໃນເດືອນມະທຸ ກໍານົດໃຫ້ໃຊ້ນ້ຳຈາກເຂົາງົວ; ແລະໃນເດືອນໄວສາຂະ ກໍານົດໃຫ້ໃຊ້ຂີ້ງົວອີກຄັ້ງ

Word by Word

• प्राशने: in (the rite of) eating/partaking
• प्राशने: अधिकरण (locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• दानमन्त्रे: in the donation-mantra
• दानमन्त्रे: अधिकरण (locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान-मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दानस्य मन्त्रः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• विशेषः: a special rule/particularity
• विशेषः: कर्ता/विषय (topic/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: विशेष्य (appositive to ‘viśeṣaḥ’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• निबोध: know/understand
• निबोध: क्रिया (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: from me / my
• मे: सम्बन्ध (possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (enclitic)

• गोशृङ्गाम्बु: water from a cow’s horn
• गोशृङ्गाम्बु: कर्ता/विषय (topic; thing prescribed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो-शृङ्ग-अम्बु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गोशृङ्गस्य अम्बु), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मधौ: in Madhu (month)
• मधौ: कालाधिकरण (time locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; मासवाचक (month-name)

• प्रोक्तम्: is said/prescribed
• प्रोक्तम्: क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय (predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘(इदं) प्रोक्तम्’

• वैशाखे: in Vaiśākha
• वैशाखे: कालाधिकरण (time locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; मासवाचक

• गोमयम्: cow-dung
• गोमयम्: कर्ता/विषय (thing prescribed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो-मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गोः मयम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पुनः: again/then
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरुक्ति/क्रमवाचक (again/then)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context-dependent dialogue within Padma Purāṇa, Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 29).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: विशेषोयं → विशेषः + अयम्; गोशृंगांबु → गोशृङ्गाम्बु (गोशृङ्ग + अम्बु).

FAQs

What does this verse say about ritual timing by month?

It assigns month-specific ritual substances: ‘gośṛṅgāmbu’ (cow-horn water) in Madhu, and ‘gomaya’ (cow-dung) in Vaiśākha, indicating that observances can vary with the sacred calendar.

How does this relate to dāna (religious giving) and prāśana (partaking)?

The verse frames the instruction as a ‘viśeṣa’ (special rule) applying both to the act of partaking (prāśana) and to the mantra connected with donation (dāna-mantra), implying coordinated procedure for offering/consumption and giving.

What ethical or spiritual principle is implied here?

The implied lesson is disciplined observance: purity and intention are maintained by following prescribed rules (vidhi) appropriate to time and context, aligning personal practice with dharmic order.