Shloka 7
Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite
वत्सरं त्वेकभक्ताशी सभक्ष्यजलकुंभदः । शिवलोके वसेत्कल्पं प्राप्तिव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
vatsaraṃ tvekabhaktāśī sabhakṣyajalakuṃbhadaḥ | śivaloke vasetkalpaṃ prāptivratamidaṃ smṛtam
जो एक वर्ष एकभक्त राहून अन्नासह जलकुंभ दान देतो, तो एक कल्प शिवलोकी वास करतो—यास ‘प्राप्तिव्रत’ असे म्हणतात.
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context likely a narrator within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa dialogue frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: त्वेकभक्ताशी = तु + एकभक्ताशी; वसेत्कल्पं = वसेत् + कल्पम्; प्राप्तिव्रतमिदं = प्राप्तिव्रतम् + इदम्.
FAQs
A year-long observance of eating only once daily (ekabhakta) combined with the gift of a water-pot (jalakumbha) along with provisions.
Residence in Śiva’s realm (Śivaloka) for a kalpa (an aeon), indicating a long-lasting spiritual reward.
Self-restraint (moderation in food) joined with practical charity (providing water and sustenance) is portrayed as a powerful, meritorious religious discipline.