Shloka 10
The Āditya-Śayana (Ravi-Śayana) Vow: Night-Meal Discipline, Nakṣatra Limb-Worship, and the Unity of Sūrya and Śiva
वक्षस्थलं ध्वांतविनाशनाय जलाधिपर्क्षे प्रतिपूजनीयम् । पूर्वोत्तरा भाद्रपदद्वये च बाहूत्तमश्चंडकराय पूज्यौ
vakṣasthalaṃ dhvāṃtavināśanāya jalādhiparkṣe pratipūjanīyam | pūrvottarā bhādrapadadvaye ca bāhūttamaścaṃḍakarāya pūjyau
അന്ധകാരം നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനായി വക്ഷസ്ഥലം ആരാധിക്കണം, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ജലാധിപൻ (വരുണൻ) സംബന്ധമായ തിഥി/പക്ഷത്തിൽ. അതുപോലെ പൂർവ–ഉത്തര ഭാദ്രപദ രണ്ടിലും, ഇരുപക്ഷങ്ങളിലും, മുൻഭുജങ്ങളും ഉത്തമ ഭുജങ്ങളും ചണ്ഡകിരണനായ സൂര്യനു പൂജ്യം.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa narration)
Concept: Worship of the Sun’s chest and arms is prescribed as a remedy to darkness—outer and inner—through precise timing across Bhādrapada fortnights.
Application: Use Bhādrapada as a month of renewed discipline: reduce tamasic habits, increase morning light exposure, offer arghya and a short stotra; treat ‘arms’ worship as a vow to act righteously with one’s hands.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"At twilight turning to dawn, a devotee stands before a small shrine where a solar icon is painted on a copper plate. The Sun’s chest glows like a lamp that pushes back a ring of shadow, while the arms extend outward as if blessing the four directions; Bhādrapada’s monsoon-cleared sky shows drifting clouds and a brightening horizon.","primary_figures":["Sūrya (Caṇḍakara)","a devotee performing arghya","Varuṇa-symbolic water presence (kalasha/river)"],"setting":"Temple courtyard with a water pot and conch; monsoon-season clouds parting; a calendrical panel indicating Bhādrapada śukla and kṛṣṇa pakṣa.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sun-gold","storm-cloud gray","emerald green","copper bronze","lotus pink"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Sūrya with expansive chest and outstretched arms, heavy gold-leaf halo, ornate jewelry; devotee offering arghya from a gem-inlaid copper vessel; background with stylized Bhādrapada clouds; rich reds/greens with embossed gold rays and decorative borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: monsoon-soft landscape, temple courtyard, delicate figure offering water; Sūrya appears in the sky with gentle yet intense rays; subtle shading, cool palette with warm solar center; refined facial features and lyrical clouds.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Sūrya frontal, symmetrical arms, bold outlines; chest as a radiant mandala; devotee at lower register with kalasha and lamp; saturated reds/yellows/greens, temple-wall composition.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central solar mandala with chest-emblem glowing, arms forming a protective arch; border of lotuses and cloud motifs for Bhādrapada; deep blue ground with gold highlights, intricate floral filigree and water motifs."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","conch shell","soft rain residue (drips)","footsteps in courtyard","lamp crackle"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ध्वांतविनाशनाय → ध्वान्त + विनाशनाय; जलाधिपर्क्षे → जलाधिप + अर्क्षे; प्रतिपूजनीयम् → प्रति + पूजनीयम्; बाहूत्तमश्चंडकराय → बाहूत्तमः + चण्डकराय; (पाठव्यवस्था) ‘पूर्वोत्तरा भाद्रपदद्वये’ = पूर्वभाद्रपदा + उत्तरभाद्रपदा (द्वय).
FAQs
It prescribes worship connected with Sūrya (Caṇḍakara) during the Bhādrapada period—specifically mentioning both fortnights—by venerating the arms/forearms as ritually significant.
The chest is symbolically linked with inner light and protection; worshipping it “for destroying darkness” points to removing ignorance and inauspiciousness through devotional-ritual focus.
The verse emphasizes disciplined, time-aware devotion (kāla-niyama) and the idea that bodily life can be sacralized—directing physical existence toward purification and remembrance of the divine.