Shloka 77
नित्यं दीपप्रदो यस्तु व्रतेऽभीष्टे सुरालये । स कांचनं तथा ताम्रं सघृतं दीपकं प्रिये ॥ ७७ ॥
nityaṃ dīpaprado yastu vrate'bhīṣṭe surālaye | sa kāṃcanaṃ tathā tāmraṃ saghṛtaṃ dīpakaṃ priye || 77 ||
हे प्रिये! जो साधक इच्छित व्रतात देवालयात नित्य दीपदान करतो, तो घृताने परिपूर्ण सुवर्ण किंवा ताम्र दीपक अर्पण करतो।
Narada
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"A tender exhortation (‘priye’) moves from steady daily practice to the luminous offering of a ghee lamp, intensifying devotion through ritual light."}
FAQs
It elevates dīpa-dāna (offering a lamp) as a steady, vrata-linked act of merit in temple worship, emphasizing purity (ghee) and intentional devotion through regular practice.
By prescribing a simple, repeatable temple offering—lighting and gifting a ghee lamp—it frames bhakti as consistent seva (service) expressed through tangible worship during vowed observances.
Ritual procedure (kalpa/ācāra) is implied: proper dāna in a sacred space (surālaya), selection of suitable materials (gold/copper), and the prescribed fuel (ghee) for a lamp-offering.