Shloka 22
The Account of King Bhadreśvara
Sun-worship, healing, and heavenly ascent
हविष्यान्नो निराहारो जनो यजति भास्करम् । एवमेव त्रिभिर्वर्गैरर्चितस्तैर्विभाकरः
haviṣyānno nirāhāro jano yajati bhāskaram | evameva tribhirvargairarcitastairvibhākaraḥ
Seseorang memuja Bhāskara (Dewa Surya) sama ada dengan hidup berbekalkan haviṣyānna (makanan korban yajña) atau dengan berpuasa; demikian juga Sang Vibhākara Yang Bercahaya dimuliakan oleh tiga golongan pemuja itu.
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses to confirm the dialogue frame, e.g., Pulastya–Bhīṣma or Maheśvara–Pārvatī).
Concept: Bhāskara is honored through regulated diet (haviṣyānna) or fasting; disciplined bodily restraint becomes a vehicle of worship.
Application: Adopt periodic fasting or simplified sattvic meals with prayer and ethical restraint; let bodily discipline sharpen gratitude and clarity.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee faces the rising sun, hands lifted in añjali, with a small fire-altar beside him and a simple bowl of haviṣyānna—while another figure stands in pure fast, eyes closed, absorbing the solar blaze. Above, Bhāskara’s disk expands like a mandala, bathing the scene in disciplined serenity.","primary_figures":["Bhāskara/Sūrya (as radiant orb or anthropomorphic deity)","Vrata-observer (haviṣyānna practitioner)","Vrata-observer (nirāhāra faster)"],"setting":"Riverbank or open courtyard aligned to sunrise; small vedī, water pot, kusa grass, offering bowl.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["molten gold","saffron orange","sky blue","white ash","copper brown"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: anthropomorphic Sūrya with lotus, crown, and halo of gold leaf; below, two worshippers—one with haviṣyānna bowl, one fasting—near a small altar; rich reds/greens, embossed aureole, gem-like highlights, symmetrical solar mandala.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate sunrise gradient over a quiet riverbank; a slim altar with smoke thread; worshippers in simple garments; Sūrya as a luminous disk with faint chariot suggestion; refined faces, cool blues and warm golds balanced, contemplative mood.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; Sūrya with stylized chariot motif and large expressive eyes; worshippers in ritual posture; flat saffron-gold background, red-yellow-green pigments, temple-wall gravitas.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central radiant sun-mandala framed by floral borders; rows of small devotees performing upavāsa and offering haviṣyānna; lotuses and peacocks in corners, deep indigo field with gold highlights, rhythmic devotional patterning."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["conch shell (soft)","morning birds","gentle flowing water","temple bells (distant)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: हविष्यान्नो = हविष्य + अन्नः (इ + अ → या). त्रिभिर्वर्गैः = त्रिभिः + वर्गैः (विसर्ग→र्). वर्गैरर्चितः = वर्गैः + अर्चितः (विसर्ग→र्). अर्चितस्तैः = अर्चितः + तैः (विसर्ग→स्).
FAQs
It mentions worship through austerity: either observing a regulated sacrificial/simple diet (haviṣyānna) or fasting (nirāhāra) while performing devotion or ritual worship to the Sun.
The verse indicates three categories but does not define them explicitly in this line alone; the identification typically depends on adjacent verses or the chapter’s vrata-description (e.g., different modes/levels of observance).
It highlights disciplined self-restraint—through moderated food or fasting—as a supportive means of devotion, presenting bodily regulation as an aid to reverence for divine luminosity (Sūrya).