Shloka 5
Description of the Worship of the Planets
कर्पूराश्चैव मुद्गाश्च हरिद्वस्त्रं हरिन्मणिः । सुवर्णं च यथाशक्ति दद्याद्बोधनतुष्टये
karpūrāścaiva mudgāśca haridvastraṃ harinmaṇiḥ | suvarṇaṃ ca yathāśakti dadyādbodhanatuṣṭaye
Hendaklah dipersembahkan kapur barus dan kacang mung, pakaian kuning dan permata hijau, serta emas menurut kemampuan, demi keredaan Bodhana (upacara/guru pencerahan).
Unspecified (contextual narrator/instructor voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; Adhyaya 82)
Concept: Offer what is fitting and within capacity—right substance, right intention, right measure—so devotion remains sustainable and sincere.
Application: Give proportionately (yathāśakti) and thoughtfully; choose offerings that cultivate clarity (sattva) and learning.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: temple
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"On a clean white cloth, the offerings are arranged with deliberate symbolism: crystalline camphor, a bowl of green mung beans, folded yellow cloth, a polished green gem, and a small piece of gold catching the lamp’s glow. The arrangement feels like a visual mantra—color, scent, and substance aligned to awaken Budha’s benevolence and sharpen the intellect.","primary_figures":["Ritual practitioner","Budha (invoked)"],"setting":"Pūjā altar with offering plates, brass lamp, and a manuscript or palm-leaf text nearby to suggest learning and Budha’s association with intellect.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["lemon yellow","emerald green","camphor white","antique gold","brass brown"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: close-up devotional still-life with Budha’s small icon above, offerings of camphor crystals, mung beans, yellow silk cloth, emerald gem, and gold coin, heavy gold leaf on textiles and halo, rich maroon background, ornate borders and traditional South Indian altar elements.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined still-life on a low wooden chowki, soft shading on camphor and gem, delicate textile patterns on yellow cloth, a scholar-priest’s hand placing the offering, muted yet luminous palette, elegant negative space.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized offering arrangement with bold outlines, flat planes of yellow/green/white, Budha’s green aura above, brass lamp prominent, decorative vegetal borders, temple-wall aesthetic.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symmetrical offering tableau framed by lotus creepers, deep blue ground with gold highlights, emerald gem rendered as a central jewel motif, patterned yellow cloth like brocade, intricate border work reminiscent of Nathdwara textiles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["coin clink","soft bell","mantra undertone","lamp flame"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव = च + एव; दद्याद्बोधनतुष्टये = दद्यात् + बोधनतुष्टये (त् + ब → द्ब by voicing in sandhi); यथाशक्ति treated as avyayībhāva (यथा + शक्ति).
FAQs
It prescribes a set of offerings—camphor, mung beans, yellow cloth, a green gem, and gold—given according to one’s means, as part of a dharmic/ritual act connected with “bodhana” (instruction or awakening).
It emphasizes proportional giving: offerings should be made sincerely within one’s capacity, making the practice accessible while still upholding the duty of generosity.
It indicates that the purpose of the gifts is to please or satisfy the “bodhana”—commonly understood as instruction/awakening, and by extension the teacher, rite, or sacred context associated with that enlightening act.