Shloka 92
Agastya Arghya Rite and the Gaurī & Sārasvata Vows
with Origin Narratives and Merit Statements
भोजयित्वार्चयेद्भक्त्या वस्त्रमाल्यानुलेपनैः । पुंसः पीतांबरे दद्यात्स्त्रियाः कौशेयवाससी
bhojayitvārcayedbhaktyā vastramālyānulepanaiḥ | puṃsaḥ pītāṃbare dadyātstriyāḥ kauśeyavāsasī
അവരെ ഭോജനിപ്പിച്ച ശേഷം ഭക്തിയോടെ വസ്ത്രം, മാല, അനുലേപനം എന്നിവ അർപ്പിച്ച് ആരാധിക്കണം. പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് പീതാംബരം നൽകണം; സ്ത്രീകൾക്ക് കൗശേയ (പട്ടു) വസ്ത്രം നൽകണം.
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from Adhyaya 22 narrative frame).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भोजयित्वार्चयेत् = भोजयित्वा + अर्चयेत्; अर्चयेद्भक्त्या = अर्चयेत् + भक्त्या; दद्यात्स्त्रियाः = दद्यात् + स्त्रियाः.
FAQs
It prescribes first feeding the recipients and then honoring them devotionally with offerings such as clothing, garlands, and unguents.
The act of giving is not merely transactional; it is to be done as worship—“with devotion” (bhaktyā)—turning service and charity into a devotional offering.
It underscores thoughtful, appropriate giving—offering suitable items in a considerate way—so that charity is both respectful and practically meaningful.