Shloka 4
The Bhīma-Dvādaśī
Kalyāṇinī) Vow and the Anangadāna-Vrata (with a Courtesan-Conduct Discourse
किं तज्ज्ञानं महादेव त्वत्प्रसादादधोक्षज । अल्पकेनापि तपसा महाफलमिहोच्यते
kiṃ tajjñānaṃ mahādeva tvatprasādādadhokṣaja | alpakenāpi tapasā mahāphalamihocyate
ഹേ മഹാദേവാ! നിന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ അധോക്ഷജനെ പ്രാപിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ആ ജ്ഞാനം ഏതാണ്? കൂടാതെ ഇവിടെ അല്പതപസ്സുകൊണ്ടും മഹാഫലം ഉണ്ടെന്നു എങ്ങനെ പറയുന്നു?
Pārvatī (addressing Mahādeva/Śiva)
Concept: True jñāna is that which leads to Adhokṣaja (the Transcendent beyond sensory grasp), and divine grace can make even small tapas yield vast spiritual fruit.
Application: Seek knowledge that increases devotion and humility; choose sustainable disciplines (daily prayer, ethical living, periodic fasting) and rely on grace rather than ego-driven austerity.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Pārvatī, radiant and composed, turns toward Mahādeva with a question that feels like a mantra—seeking the knowledge that reaches Adhokṣaja. Behind them, the world seems to hush: a still sky, a faint halo, and the suggestion of an unseen, beyond-sense Presence.","primary_figures":["Pārvatī","Mahādeva (Śiva)"],"setting":"Mountain hermitage or secluded grove with a simple seat of kusa grass, sacred fire nearby, and distant peaks","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["lotus pink","vermilion red","ash gray","himalayan blue","soft gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Pārvatī questioning Śiva in a sacred grove, gold-leaf halos, rich red-green garments, ornate crowns, a small homa-kunda with stylized flames, embossed jewelry and arch motifs, devotional serenity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: tender conversational posture, delicate brushwork on Pārvatī’s expression, cool mountain blues and pale gold dawn, fine floral details, minimalistic hermitage elements.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, iconic eye shapes, Pārvatī in warm reds and yellows, Śiva in ash tones, simplified grove and fire altar, temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: floral borders with lotus motifs, central seated divine couple, stylized dawn sky in deep blue fading to gold, intricate vines and peacocks at margins, devotional stillness."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["gentle tanpura drone","soft wind","crackling sacred fire","distant bell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तज्ज्ञानम् → तत् ज्ञानम्; त्वत्प्रसादादधोक्षज → त्वत् प्रसादात् अधोक्षज; अल्पकेनापि → अल्पकेन अपि; महाफलमिहोच्यते → महाफलम् इह उच्यते (म्+इ → मि; इह+उच्यते → इहोच्यते)।
FAQs
Adhokṣaja is a name of Viṣṇu, indicating the Supreme Lord who is beyond the reach of ordinary sense-perception and material measures of knowledge.
The verse links liberation-oriented knowledge with divine grace and highlights that even limited austerity can yield great spiritual results when aligned with the proper aim and blessing.
It encourages sincere effort without discouragement: even small, consistent discipline (tapas) and humble seeking of guidance can lead to substantial inner transformation.