Shloka 152
Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite
स्नानं कुर्यान्मृदातद्वदामंत्र्य तु विधानतः । अश्वक्रांते रथक्रांते विष्णुक्रांते वसुंधरे
snānaṃ kuryānmṛdātadvadāmaṃtrya tu vidhānataḥ | aśvakrāṃte rathakrāṃte viṣṇukrāṃte vasuṃdhare
သတ်မှတ်ထားသော ဝိဓိအတိုင်း ထိုမြေညက်ဖြင့် ရေချိုးရမည်။ ထို့အပြင် ထိုမြေကို အာဝဟနပြု၍ ဤသို့ မန္တရဆိုရမည်– “အို မြေမိခင်၊ မြင်းခြေဖြင့် နင်းခံရသော၊ ရထားခြေဖြင့် နင်းခံရသော၊ ဗိဿဏု၏ ခြေရာဖြင့် နင်းခံရသော—အို ဝသုန္ဓရာ၊ လောကကို ထမ်းဆောင်သူ”။
Unspecified (narrative instruction within the chapter; traditional frame often involves Pulastya instructing Bhīṣma in the Padma Purāṇa)
Concept: Purification is not merely physical; it is sanctified by mantra, intention, and recognition of the Earth as a divine support pervaded by Viṣṇu.
Application: Before daily bath or any sādhana, pause to invoke gratitude toward the elements (earth/water) and perform actions with attentiveness to prescribed method rather than haste.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee stands at a riverbank at dawn, holding a small lump of sacred clay in cupped palms, eyes half-closed in mantra. The Earth is personified subtly behind—gentle, maternal—while a faint divine footprint motif suggests Viṣṇu’s ‘krānta’ presence sanctifying the ground.","primary_figures":["Ritual devotee","Bhūdevī (personified Earth)","Viṣṇu (suggested via footprints or aura)"],"setting":"Quiet tīrtha-like riverbank with smooth stones, a small clay mound, kusa grass, and a copper water pot placed on a cloth.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["saffron gold","river jade","clay umber","lotus pink","deep indigo"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a dawn riverbank purification rite, devotee holding mṛttikā with folded hands, Bhūdevī behind with ornate crown and silk sari, subtle Viṣṇu footprints on a lotus pedestal, heavy gold leaf halos, rich vermilion and emerald accents, gem-studded ornaments, intricate temple-border motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: slender devotee at a Himalayan-like river edge, delicate brushwork on pebbles and kusa grass, Bhūdevī appearing as a soft vision in the sky, cool blues and greens with warm clay browns, refined faces, lyrical naturalism, distant hills and a pale sun.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, flat natural pigments, devotee in simple dhoti with copper kamaṇḍalu, Bhūdevī large-eyed and frontal with stylized jewelry, Viṣṇu’s presence as a radiant chakra-like aura over the earth, red-yellow-green palette with temple-wall texture.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central devotee before a stylized river, lotus motifs and floral borders, Viṣṇu footprints on a lotus medallion, peacocks near the bank, intricate vine patterns, deep blues and gold with rhythmic repetition of ‘krānta’ footprint symbols."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["flowing water","morning birds","soft temple bells","gentle conch in distance","silence between mantras"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुर्यात्+मृदा → कुर्यान्मृदा (त् + म → न्म); तद्वत्+आमन्त्र्य → तद्वदामन्त्र्य (त् + आ → दा; लेखे ‘आमंत्र्य’/‘आमन्त्र्य’)।
FAQs
It prescribes ritual bathing (snāna) using earth/clay, with a formal invocation of the Earth as part of the rite.
These epithets praise the Earth’s sanctity and sustaining power; ‘Viṣṇu-krānta’ especially sacralizes the earth by linking it to Viṣṇu’s divine stride/step, making the purification act devotional as well as ritual.
Purification is not merely physical: it is to be done with reverence and correct intention—acknowledging sacred presence (especially Viṣṇu) and the sanctity of the natural world (Vasundharā).