Shloka 137
Agastya Arghya Rite and the Gaurī & Sārasvata Vows
with Origin Narratives and Merit Statements
नाम्ना च लोकविख्यातामग्र्यानंदकरीमिमां । यदा शुक्लतृतीयायामषाढर्क्षं भवेत्क्वचित्
nāmnā ca lokavikhyātāmagryānaṃdakarīmimāṃ | yadā śuklatṛtīyāyāmaṣāḍharkṣaṃ bhavetkvacit
ഈ വ്രതം പേരാൽ ലോകത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധവും പരമാനന്ദദായിനിയുമാണ്. ശുക്ലപക്ഷത്തിലെ തൃതീയ തിഥിയിൽ ആഷാഢ നക്ഷത്രം ഏതെങ്കിലും സമയത്ത് വന്നാൽ, അപ്പോൾ ഇതിനെ ആചരിക്കണം.
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 22).
Concept: A named, world-renowned observance becomes especially potent when performed on Śukla Tṛtīyā aligned with the Āṣāḍhā nakṣatra.
Application: Track lunar calendar (pañcāṅga) for tithi–nakṣatra conjunctions; plan worship, fasting, and charity on such alignments with a clear sankalpa and ethical conduct.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A night sky charted like a sacred mandala: the bright fortnight’s third moon glows while the Āṣāḍhā constellation shines in alignment. Below, devotees prepare a clean altar with white flowers and darbha, as if the cosmos itself signals the correct moment for the joy-giving observance.","primary_figures":["devotees performing sankalpa","a jyotiṣi/priest indicating the nakṣatra","subtle personification of Tithi and Nakṣatra as celestial beings"],"setting":"courtyard shrine with a pañcāṅga manuscript, starry sky overhead, ritual vessels arranged neatly","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["silver white","midnight blue","pearl gray","saffron glow","jasmine white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: celestial tithi–nakṣatra alignment above a shrine, moon rendered with gold leaf halo, ornate star mandala with gem-like dots, devotees in white garments holding ritual trays, rich red-green borders, sacred manuscript (pañcāṅga) highlighted with gold embellishment.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate moonlit courtyard, cool blues and silvers, a priest pointing to Āṣāḍhā in the sky, devotees arranging white flowers and darbha, refined facial expressions of anticipation, subtle Himalayan horizon and lyrical night atmosphere.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized celestial band with nakṣatra symbols, bold outlines, moon as a radiant disc, devotees preparing offerings, strong red-yellow-green palette balanced with deep blue background, decorative temple-wall framing.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: night-sky canopy filled with lotus and star motifs, ornate borders, devotees preparing a white-flower offering before a Vishnu-associated shrine, deep indigo cloth ground with gold highlights, peacocks and floral vines framing the auspicious timing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft conch shell","temple bells","night insects","gentle chanting","rustle of palm leaves"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: लोकविख्यातामग्र्या… = लोकविख्याताम् + अग्र्या + आनन्दकरीम् + इमाम्; शुक्लतृतीयायामषाढर्क्षम् = शुक्लतृतीयायाम् + आषाढर्क्षम्; भवेत्क्वचित् = भवेत् + क्वचित्.
FAQs
It links the observance to a specific combination: Śukla Tṛtīyā (the 3rd lunar day of the bright fortnight) occurring together with the Āṣāḍhā nakṣatra.
It says the observance is “world-famous by name,” but the actual name is not present in this single verse; it likely appears in adjacent verses.
The verse shows that Padma Purāṇa vratas are often timed by combining tithi (lunar day) and nakṣatra (lunar mansion), emphasizing precise ritual calendrics.