Shloka 28
Mahādāna-prakaraṇa (The Doctrine of Great Gifts): Suvarṇa–Go–Bhūmi and Tulā-dāna
पापं कृतं यद्दिवसे निशायां द्विसंध्योर्मध्यदिने निशांते । कालत्रये कायमनोवचोभिस्तुलापुमान्वै तदपाकरोति
pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ yaddivase niśāyāṃ dvisaṃdhyormadhyadine niśāṃte | kālatraye kāyamanovacobhistulāpumānvai tadapākaroti
Apa jua dosa yang dilakukan seseorang—pada siang atau malam, pada pertemuan fajar dan senja, pada tengah hari, atau di hujung malam—dia pasti menyingkirkan dosa itu dengan melaksanakan upacara Tulā-dāna pada tiga waktu suci, dengan tubuh, minda dan kata-kata selaras dalam bhakti.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Frames Tulā-dāna as a prāyaścitta-like act that purifies tri-kāla sins when performed with kāya–manas–vāk alignment, preparing the paśu for Śiva’s anugraha.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that karmic impurities created at any time can be purified when one follows a Shaiva expiatory discipline with tri-kāla awareness and inner integrity—body, mind, and speech offered in devotion and restraint.
As a Shaiva purificatory teaching, it supports approach to Saguna Shiva (often through Linga worship) by stressing that outer rites like dāna become effective when performed with tri-kāla devotion and ethical alignment, preparing the devotee for deeper worship and grace.
Tri-kāla observance (especially at dawn, midday, and dusk) with disciplined conduct of kāya-mano-vāk, accompanied by a dāna rite such as Tulā-dāna; it may be integrated with japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and sandhyā-style purification.