Shloka 57
The Arkāṅga Saptamī (Bhāskara Saptamī) Vow: Origin of Sūrya, Pacification of Rays, and Māgha Saptamī Observance
यत्किंचिद्दीयते दानं स्वल्पं वा यदि वा बहु । अक्षयं परलोकेषु युगाद्यासु तथैव च
yatkiṃciddīyate dānaṃ svalpaṃ vā yadi vā bahu | akṣayaṃ paralokeṣu yugādyāsu tathaiva ca
ഏതൊരു ദാനവും—അൽപമായാലും മഹത്തായാലും—പരലോകങ്ങളിൽ അക്ഷയമാകുന്നു; യുഗങ്ങളുടെ ആരംഭത്തിലും അതുപോലെ തന്നേ ഫലം നൽകുന്നു।
Unspecified (context not provided; likely within a Pulastya–Bhīṣma instruction on dāna in Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)
Concept: Even small charity becomes imperishable beyond death; dharmic giving transcends scale and persists across cosmic cycles.
Application: Do not postpone generosity waiting for ‘enough’—small consistent giving, done rightly, has lasting impact.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A symbolic cosmic tableau: a donor’s hands release a small offering that transforms into a stream of light traveling through layered worlds—earth, ancestral realm, and heaven—remaining unbroken. In the background, a vast wheel of time marked by yuga divisions turns slowly, showing that dāna’s merit endures at the very thresholds of ages.","primary_figures":["donor (anonymous archetype)","personified Time (Kāla) or yuga-wheel motif","celestial witnesses (optional)"],"setting":"Mythic space blending a simple altar in the foreground with a cosmic horizon of stacked lokas and a rotating yuga-chakra.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["midnight blue","starlight silver","sunrise gold","violet","pure white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: foreground donor offering a small gift at a tiny altar, above it a gold-leaf luminous stream rising through stylized lokas, a large yuga-chakra behind with embossed gold detailing, ornate borders, rich reds and deep blues, gem-like highlights emphasizing ‘akṣaya’ permanence.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: poetic cosmic landscape with delicate gradients, a small human figure offering in the foreground, a translucent ribbon of light ascending through softly painted realms, a subtle wheel of time in the sky, cool blues and violets with fine linework and refined symbolism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold iconic yuga-wheel with segmented bands, donor figure in stylized posture, ascending white-gold merit-stream through layered registers of worlds, strong outlines and flat pigments, temple-wall composition with decorative borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: deep indigo cosmic cloth with gold stars, central yuga-chakra surrounded by lotus motifs, a small offering scene below, intricate floral borders, stylized ascending light path, auspicious symmetry and devotional ornamentation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft conch shell","distant temple bell","silence between phrases","wind-like hush"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्किंचित् = yat + kiṃcit; किंचिद्दीयते = kiṃcit + dīyate (t/d sandhi); तथैव = tathā + eva.
FAQs
It states that any charity—small or large—yields akṣaya (inexhaustible) merit, especially benefiting the giver in the afterlife (paraloka).
“Yugādyāsu” refers to the beginnings of cosmic ages (yugas). The verse suggests that the imperishable efficacy of dāna holds true even at such pivotal cosmic transitions.
Do not dismiss small offerings: even modest acts of giving are spiritually significant and produce lasting merit when done as dāna.