Shloka 82
Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite
आषाढादि चतुर्मासं प्रातःस्नायी भवेन्नरः । विप्राय भोजनं दत्वा कार्तिक्यां गोप्रदो भवेत्
āṣāḍhādi caturmāsaṃ prātaḥsnāyī bhavennaraḥ | viprāya bhojanaṃ datvā kārtikyāṃ goprado bhavet
ആഷാഢം മുതൽ ചാതുർമാസം മുഴുവൻ മനുഷ്യൻ പ്രഭാതസ്നാനം ചെയ്യണം. ബ്രാഹ്മണന് ഭോജനദാനം നൽകി, കാർത്തികമാസത്തിൽ ഗോദാനം ചെയ്യണം—അപ്പോൾ അവൻ ഗോദാനദാതാവാകുന്നു.
Not explicitly identifiable from the single verse excerpt (context needed from Adhyaya 20).
Concept: Observing Cāturmāsya from Āṣāḍha with early bathing and feeding brāhmaṇas culminates in Kārttika with go-dāna—seasonal discipline ripens into major charity.
Application: Adopt a four-month vow (reduced indulgences, consistent morning routine); prioritize feeding/serving teachers and the needy; plan a meaningful donation in Kārttika.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Monsoon clouds gather as a devotee steps out before sunrise for a cool bath, marking the beginning of Cāturmāsya from Āṣāḍha. Months later, in bright Kārttika clarity, the same devotee offers a cow in charity, while brāhmaṇas receive food beneath a canopy of lamps and autumn sky.","primary_figures":["devotee observer of Cāturmāsya","brāhmaṇa recipient","cow (go-dāna)"],"setting":"village riverbank or well at dawn shifting to an autumn courtyard with donation ritual","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["monsoon grey","river teal","autumn amber","white cotton","sacred vermilion"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: two-panel narrative—left: dawn snāna during Āṣāḍha with gold-leaf highlights on water ripples; right: Kārttika go-dāna with ornate cow adornments, brāhmaṇa receiving gifts, rich reds/greens, gold borders and temple-lamp motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: seasonal storytelling with delicate rain-washed landscape for Āṣāḍha and crisp autumn hills for Kārttika, fine brushwork on the cow’s garland and the devotee’s simple attire, lyrical sky gradients.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: iconic depiction of go-dāna with bold outlines, stylized cow and recipients, warm yellow-red palette, symmetrical offering gestures, decorative vegetal borders suggesting seasonal cycle.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Kārttika-themed border of lamps and lotuses, central go-dāna scene with floral ornamentation on the cow, deep blue background with gold lamp motifs, devotional patterning and temple textile feel."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["flowing water","distant thunder (monsoon)","later: temple bells","cow bells","soft chanting of dāna-mantras"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भवेन्नरः = भवेत् + नरः; प्रातःस्नायी (समास); कार्तिक्यां = कार्तिक्याम्; गोप्रदो = गोप्रदः
FAQs
It prescribes early-morning bathing throughout the four months beginning with Āṣāḍha (Cāturmāsya), presenting it as a sustained religious discipline.
It highlights anna-dāna (giving food to a brāhmaṇa) and go-dāna (the gift of a cow), with go-dāna especially associated here with the month of Kārttika.
It links personal discipline (regular dawn bathing) with social-religious responsibility (feeding the learned and giving valuable gifts), teaching that devotion is expressed through both self-restraint and generosity.