Shloka 174
यैः कृत्वा पुष्करे संध्यां सावित्री समुपासिता । स्वपत्नीहस्तदत्तेन पौष्करेण जलेन तु
yaiḥ kṛtvā puṣkare saṃdhyāṃ sāvitrī samupāsitā | svapatnīhastadattena pauṣkareṇa jalena tu
ആരാണോ പുഷ്കരത്തിൽ സന്ധ്യാവന്ദനം ചെയ്ത്, സ്വന്തം ഭാര്യയുടെ കൈകൊണ്ട് നൽകിയ പുഷ്കരജലം കൊണ്ട് സാവിത്രിയെ ഉപാസിച്ചത്—
Unknown (context not provided; likely within a Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue in Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa traditions)
Concept: Sandhyā performed at a great tīrtha, coupled with Sāvitrī-upāsanā and sanctified water offered by one’s wife, becomes a potent dharmic act uniting personal discipline, place-sanctity, and household harmony.
Application: If traveling to sacred places, align pilgrimage with daily disciplines (sandhyā, japa) and cultivate respect for spouse/partner as a co-bearer of dharma; make offerings with gratitude rather than entitlement.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"On the ghāṭs of Puṣkara Lake at dusk, a couple stands in quiet reverence: the wife offers a cupped handful of lake-water to her husband, who prepares for sandhyā and Sāvitrī worship. Behind them rise temple spires and faint silhouettes of pilgrims, while the lake reflects the first stars like scattered mantra-syllables.","primary_figures":["devout husband (sandhyā performer)","wife offering water (dharma-sahacāriṇī)","Sāvitrī/Gāyatrī as a subtle radiant presence"],"setting":"Puṣkara Lake ghāṭ with steps, small shrines, distant Brahmā temple architecture, pilgrims with lamps and water pots.","lighting_mood":"golden dusk with star-pricked indigo","color_palette":["burnished gold","lake turquoise","twilight indigo","sandalwood beige","vermillion red"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Puṣkara ghāṭ at dusk, central couple with the wife offering sacred water, Sāvitrī as a radiant deity-form above with gold leaf halo; rich reds/greens, ornate jewelry, embossed gold for lake ripples and temple spires, symmetrical devotional composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical lakeside scene with delicate figures, soft twilight gradients, reflections on water, distant temples and hills; Sāvitrī suggested as a translucent aura of mantra-letters in the sky, refined brushwork and gentle naturalism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized couple at the ghāṭ, Sāvitrī with characteristic large eyes and crown in a circular mandala; strong red-yellow-green palette, temple-wall aesthetic, patterned lake waves and lotus motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Puṣkara lake rendered with lotus borders, peacocks near steps, central couple offering water, ornate floral frame; deep blue background with gold highlights, Sāvitrī symbolized by a radiant Gāyatrī yantra-like motif above."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["lapping lake water","even mantra-japa","distant temple bells","soft conch at dusk","pilgrim murmurs"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: svapatnīhastadattena analyzed as tatpuruṣa chain (sva+patnī+hasta+datta); verse is syntactically incomplete here and likely continues in the next pāda/verse.
FAQs
It highlights performing sandhyā (twilight) rites at the sacred tīrtha of Puṣkara and worshiping Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī) using Puṣkara water.
It underscores household (gṛhastha) ritual propriety, where auspicious offerings—such as tīrtha-water—are made in a sanctified manner, here specifically ‘given by the hand of one’s wife.’
It appears to be part of a longer sentence (ending with a dash in translation), likely continuing in the next śloka to state the resulting merit or fruit (phala).