Shloka 102
Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite
स वैष्णवपदं याति भीमव्रतमिदं स्मृतम् । दद्याद्विंशत्पलादूर्ध्वं महीं कृत्वा तु काञ्चनीम्
sa vaiṣṇavapadaṃ yāti bhīmavratamidaṃ smṛtam | dadyādviṃśatpalādūrdhvaṃ mahīṃ kṛtvā tu kāñcanīm
അവൻ വൈഷ്ണവപദം (വിഷ്ണുലോകം) പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു; ഇതിനെ ‘ഭീമവ്രതം’ എന്നു സ്മരിക്കുന്നു. തുടർന്ന് സ്വർണ്ണത്തിൽ ഭൂമിയുടെ പ്രതിമ നിർമ്മിച്ച്, ഇരുപത് പലത്തിൽ കുറയാതെ ദാനം ചെയ്യണം।
Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 20 narration)
Concept: The highest fruit of vrata is alignment with Viṣṇu—merit culminates not merely in prosperity but in proximity to the Lord’s abode.
Application: Translate ‘golden Earth’ into modern practice: donate meaningfully (land support, food security, environmental stewardship, temple/community support) as an act of surrender, not display.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"In a sanctified hall, a devotee presents a radiant golden globe—an icon of the Earth—resting on a lotus stand, its continents etched like sacred yantra-lines. Behind the altar, Viṣṇu appears in a visionary shimmer, four-armed, serene, as if drawing the giver toward Vaikuṇṭha.","primary_figures":["vratī (donor)","brāhmaṇa officiant","Vishnu (Vaikuṇṭha vision)","Lakshmi (subtle presence beside Vishnu)"],"setting":"Temple mandapa with a central altar; upper space opens into Vaikuṇṭha clouds and jeweled architecture","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sapphire blue","molten gold","pearl white","emerald green","coral red"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Vishnu and Lakshmi enthroned in Vaikuṇṭha with heavy gold leaf halos; foreground devotee offering a large golden Earth icon (kāñcanī mahī) with engraved continents; ornate pillars, rich reds/greens, gem-studded ornaments, layered gold embossing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined interior mandapa with delicate patterns; golden Earth icon gleaming softly; above, Vaikuṇṭha rendered as airy terraces and clouds with Vishnu-Lakshmi in cool blues and pinks, subtle gold highlights, lyrical composition.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines—Vishnu with characteristic eyes and ornaments, Lakshmi beside; foreground golden Earth icon on lotus; strong red/yellow/green palette with deep blue for Vishnu, temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central lotus altar with golden Earth icon; upper center Vishnu as the focus, surrounded by lotus vines, peacocks, and intricate floral borders; deep indigo background with gold detailing and symmetrical decorative motifs."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["conch shell","temple bells","tanpura drone","soft mridangam","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भीमव्रतमिदम् = भीमव्रतम् + इदम्; दद्याद्विंशत्पलात् = दद्यात् + विंशत्पलात्; पलादूर्ध्वम् = पलात् + ऊर्ध्वम् (त् + ऊ → दू).
FAQs
The verse states that the observer attains the Vaiṣṇava abode (vaiṣṇava-pada), i.e., Viṣṇu’s divine realm.
A golden representation of the Earth (kāñcanī mahī), with a minimum weight of twenty palas, is to be given as a donation.
It links disciplined religious observance (vrata) with generosity (dāna), presenting devotion to Viṣṇu as expressed through both vow-keeping and charitable giving.