Shloka 25
The Āditya-Śayana (Ravi-Śayana) Vow: Night-Meal Discipline, Nakṣatra Limb-Worship, and the Unity of Sūrya and Śiva
रौप्यखुरां हेमशृंगीं सवत्सां कांस्यदोहनाम् । दद्यान्मंत्रेण तां धेनुं पूर्वाह्णं नातिलंघयेत्
raupyakhurāṃ hemaśṛṃgīṃ savatsāṃ kāṃsyadohanām | dadyānmaṃtreṇa tāṃ dhenuṃ pūrvāhṇaṃ nātilaṃghayet
रुप्यखुर, हेमशृंग, वत्सासहित आणि कांस्य दुधपात्रयुक्त अशी ती धेनू मंत्रोच्चाराने दान करावी; पूर्वाह्न ओलांडू नये।
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Concept: Right action includes right timing and mantra: dāna becomes spiritually efficacious when performed with śraddhā, mantra, and within the prescribed muhūrta.
Application: Do important duties promptly; don’t postpone generosity. Pair giving with respectful words/intention (your ‘mantra’) and practical completeness (include what’s needed).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ceremonial cow-gift unfolds before noon: the cow’s hooves gleam like silver, her horns shine like gold, and a calf presses close at her side. A bronze milking vessel rests near the donor’s hands as a priest recites mantra, while the sun climbs in a clear sky, marking the urgency of pūrvāhna.","primary_figures":["kapilā cow with calf","donor (gṛhastha)","brāhmaṇa priest","Āditya (sun) symbolically in the sky"],"setting":"Open courtyard with a visible eastern sky; ritual mat, kusa grass, bronze vessel, flower offerings, and a small altar.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sunlit gold","silver sheen","bronze amber","sky blue","white jasmine"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a resplendent cow with gold horns and silver hooves, calf beside her, bronze milking pot in foreground; priest chanting with palm-leaf manuscript; heavy gold leaf on horns and sun disc, rich crimson and emerald textiles, ornate jewelry, traditional South Indian architectural pillars.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: bright forenoon sky with a soft sun, delicate metallic highlights on horns/hooves, intimate domestic courtyard, refined figures with gentle expressions, detailed textiles and sparse but elegant ritual objects, lyrical trees framing the scene.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized sun disc above, bold outlines on cow and priest, rhythmic ornamentation on horns and vessel, warm yellow-red palette with green borders, temple-wall composition emphasizing auspicious timing.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symmetrical composition with the cow and calf centered, lotus and floral borders, a radiant sun motif at the top, intricate patterns on the bronze vessel, deep indigo background with gold and white detailing, devotional textile aesthetics."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","temple bells","mantra cadence","cow bells","morning birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: रौप्यखुराम्→रौप्य-खुराम्; हेमशृंगीं→हेम-शृङ्गीम्; सवत्साम्→स-वत्साम्; कांस्यदोहनाम्→कांस्य-दोहनाम्; दद्यान्मंत्रेण→दद्यात्+मन्त्रेण; नातिलंघयेत्→न+अति-लङ्घयेत्
FAQs
It prescribes go-dāna—donating a cow (with her calf) in a ritually specified form, accompanied by mantra.
It underscores ritual timing (muhūrta): the gift is to be completed in the pūrvāhṇa (forenoon), implying that timeliness is part of the religious efficacy and discipline of dāna.
The verse links generosity with conscientiousness: charity should be performed respectfully (with proper procedure) and promptly (without procrastination).