Shloka 32
Procedure for the Guḍa-dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift; Ten Dhenu-dānas; Yearlong Gaṅgā Worship and Darśana
अष्टमूर्तिधरां देवीं दिव्यरूपां निरीक्ष्य च । शालितंदुलप्रस्थेन द्विप्रस्थपयसा तथा ॥ ३२ ॥
aṣṭamūrtidharāṃ devīṃ divyarūpāṃ nirīkṣya ca | śālitaṃdulaprasthena dviprasthapayasā tathā || 32 ||
അഷ്ടമൂർത്തി ധരിക്കുന്ന ദിവ്യരൂപിണിയായ ദേവിയെ ദർശിച്ച്, ഒരു പ്രസ്ഥം ഉത്തമ ശാലി അരിയും അതുപോലെ രണ്ട് പ്രസ്ഥം പാലും അർപ്പിക്കണം।
Narada (in dialogue, traditionally recounting teachings to/through Sanatkumara lineages in the Narada Purana narrative frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse links darśana (reverent beholding of the Goddess in her divine form) with a concrete act of dharma—measured offering (dāna/naivedya)—showing that devotion is completed through disciplined ritual action.
Bhakti here is expressed as darśana followed by seva through simple, sattvic offerings (rice and milk). The emphasis is not on extravagance, but on purity, measure, and sincerity in worship.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through the specified quantities (prastha measures) and the correct materials for offering, reflecting a rule-based approach to worship typical of Purāṇic ritual prescriptions.