Shloka 105
Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites
पूर्वेण हस्तमितमत्र विधाय कुंडं कार्यस्तिलैर्यवघृतेन समित्कुशैश्च । रात्रौ च जागरमनुद्धतगीतरूपैरावाहनं च कथयामि शिलोच्चयानाम्
pūrveṇa hastamitamatra vidhāya kuṃḍaṃ kāryastilairyavaghṛtena samitkuśaiśca | rātrau ca jāgaramanuddhatagītarūpairāvāhanaṃ ca kathayāmi śiloccayānām
Aqui, a leste, deve-se preparar um kuṇḍa (fossa do fogo) medindo um côvado, e realizar o rito com gergelim, cevada misturada com ghee, gravetos de combustível e relva kuśa. À noite, deve-se também manter vigília com formas suaves de canto; e eu descreverei a invocação (āvāhana) dos sagrados montes de pedra (śiloccaya).
Unspecified (narratorial instruction within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context; speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)
Concept: Sacred results arise from disciplined procedure: correct direction, measure, pure offerings, and night-long wakefulness with restrained devotion.
Application: In worship, keep practices simple but precise: a clean altar, measured routine, sattvika offerings, and mindful chanting/singing without ego or show.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A small fire-pit is laid out precisely one cubit wide, aligned to the east, its edges squared with care. Nearby lie sesame, barley mixed with ghee, kuśa grass, and neatly stacked fuel-sticks; as night falls, devotees keep a gentle vigil, singing softly while preparing to invoke sacred stone-heaps that stand like silent witnesses.","primary_figures":["ritual practitioner (ācārya)","attendant devotees","śiloccaya (sacred stone-heaps)"],"setting":"forest or open ritual ground with an east-oriented homa-kunda, offerings arranged on leaf-plates, stone-heaps in the background","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["lamp-gold","midnight-indigo","ghee-amber","kuśa-green","stone-slate"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: an east-facing homa-kunda measured and ornate, offerings of sesame and barley-ghee in golden bowls, kuśa and samit arranged symmetrically, night vigil scene with oil lamps and gold leaf halos around the flame, sacred stone-heaps depicted with stylized gem-like highlights, rich maroons and emeralds in garments, traditional decorative borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate night ritual with delicate lamps, a small square fire-pit aligned east, soft singing figures seated with tanpura-like accompaniment, cool indigo sky, pale moon wash, stone-heaps rendered as gentle gray forms, refined faces and lyrical quietness.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines around the homa-kunda and ritual items, warm lamp-lit yellows and reds against dark background, stylized stone-heaps with sacred markings, figures with large expressive eyes singing in restrained posture, ornamental frame motifs echoing temple murals.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: night jāgara with rhythmic floral borders, repeated lamp motifs, stylized smoke curling into lotus patterns, deep blue ground with gold highlights, stone-heaps integrated as sacred icons, intricate textile-like detailing on offerings and kuśa bundles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft hand-cymbals","low drone (tanpura)","crackling fire","night insects","distant conch"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: kāryaḥ + tilaiḥ → kāryastilaiḥ (visarga sandhi); samit + kuśaiḥ + ca → samitkuśaiśca; rūpaiḥ + āvāhanam → rūpairāvāhanam.
FAQs
It prescribes preparing an eastward fire-pit (kuṇḍa) of cubit measure and performing an offering using sesame, barley with ghee, fuel-sticks, and kuśa grass, along with a night vigil (jāgaraṇa) accompanied by gentle devotional singing.
The vigil functions as an act of sustained religious attentiveness—staying awake through the night with restrained, non-showy singing—supporting the rite’s devotional and disciplined character.
Śiloccaya literally means a “heap/pile of stones” or rocky mound; here it indicates a sacralized stone formation that is to be ritually invoked (āvāhana), suggesting a localized sacred object or tirtha-associated marker.