Shloka 47
Pātivratya-kathana
The Narrative of the Pativrata
अग्निशौचे शुभे वस्त्रे कंचुके सुमनोहरे । सहस्रकोटिमूल्ये ते मोहिन्याः संन्यवेदयत् ॥ ४७ ॥
agniśauce śubhe vastre kaṃcuke sumanohare | sahasrakoṭimūlye te mohinyāḥ saṃnyavedayat || 47 ||
അപ്പോൾ അവൻ മോഹിനീദേവിക്കു അഗ്നിശുദ്ധമായ, മംഗളകരമായ, അതിമനോഹരമായ വസ്ത്രങ്ങളും സുന്ദരമായ കഞ്ചുകവും—സഹസ്രകോടി മൂല്യമുള്ളവയായി—സമർപ്പിച്ചു।
Narada (narrating to the Sanatkumara brothers, in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse highlights dāna (ritual gifting) as a dharmic act—offerings made with purity (agni-śauca) and reverence become part of the tirtha-mahātmya ethic of honoring sacred persons/forms.
While not directly teaching a bhakti doctrine, it reflects a devotional mood expressed through respectful service and offering—external acts (upacāra) that traditionally support inner reverence in Purāṇic practice.
It implicitly reflects kalpa-style ritual concerns—purification standards (agni-śauca) and proper presentation of offerings—rather than technical śikṣā or vyākaraṇa instruction.