Shloka 139
Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite
विप्राय ये प्रयच्छंति जलमध्ये स्थिता नराः । तेषां चैवाक्षयो लोको भविता भूतसंप्लवम्
viprāya ye prayacchaṃti jalamadhye sthitā narāḥ | teṣāṃ caivākṣayo loko bhavitā bhūtasaṃplavam
ജലമദ്ധ്യേ നിന്നുകൊണ്ട് ബ്രാഹ്മണന് ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവർക്ക്, ഭूतസമ്പ്ലവ സമയത്തും അക്ഷയമായ ലോകം ലഭിക്കും.
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Concept: Dāna performed in sacred waters to a brāhmaṇa grants an imperishable abode that endures even through cosmic dissolution.
Application: Anchor generosity in purification and humility: give after self-restraint and cleansing (literal or symbolic), and prioritize sincerity over display; cultivate ‘akṣaya’ habits—regular giving that outlasts crises.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: river
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["flowing water","conch shell","wind over river","distant bell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रयच्छंति→प्रयच्छन्ति; चैव→च+एव; एवाक्षयो→एव+अक्षयः; भूतसंप्लवम् (समास) = भूतानां संप्लवम्; जalamadhye (समास) = जलस्य मध्ये।
FAQs
It praises dāna (charitable giving) to a brāhmaṇa while one is standing in water (jala-madhye sthita), implying a ritually charged context such as a sacred bath or rite near a tīrtha.
Akṣaya loka means an imperishable realm or enduring spiritual merit—an attainment that does not perish with ordinary worldly dissolution.
It teaches that generosity performed with reverence and ritual discipline yields lasting spiritual benefit, portrayed as remaining effective even through catastrophic or cosmic upheaval (bhūta-saṃplava).