Shloka 81

Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite

Devanagari script

भोजयित्वा यथाशक्ति माल्यवस्त्रविभूषणैः । सूर्यलोके वसेत्कल्पं सूर्यव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

bhojayitvā yathāśakti mālyavastravibhūṣaṇaiḥ | sūryaloke vasetkalpaṃ sūryavratamidaṃ smṛtam

Translation

Накормив других по мере сил и поднеся гирлянды, одежды и украшения, он пребывает в мире Солнца целую кальпу; таково, как помнят, Сурья-врата.

Word by Word

• भोजयित्वा: having fed (others)
• भोजयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्/भोजय् (धातु, णिच्) → भोजयित्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: णिच्-प्रेरणार्थक धातु (causative) + क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; "having fed"

• यथाशक्ति: according to ability
• यथाशक्ति: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (according to one's ability)

• माल्यवस्त्रविभूषणैः: with garlands, garments, and ornaments
• माल्यवस्त्रविभूषणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + विभूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (with garlands, clothes, and ornaments)

• सूर्यलोके: in the Sun-world
• सूर्यलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सूर्यस्य लोके)

• वसेत्: would dwell
• वसेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कल्पम्: for a kalpa
• कल्पम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कालपरिमाणवाचक

• सूर्यव्रतम्: Sun-vow
• सूर्यव्रतम्: Vishaya (Topic/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सूर्यस्य व्रतम्)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्मृतम्: is regarded (as)
• स्मृतम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे ("is remembered/considered")

Speaker

Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सूर्यलोके = सूर्य + लोके; वसेत्कल्पं = वसेत् + कल्पम्; सूर्यव्रतमिदं = सूर्यव्रतम् + इदम्

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya

FAQs

What practice does this verse prescribe as part of the Sūrya-vrata?

It prescribes feeding others according to one’s means, along with offering items of honor such as garlands, clothing, and ornaments.

What is the promised fruit (phala) of this observance in the verse?

The verse states that the practitioner attains residence in Sūrya-loka (the realm of the Sun) for a full kalpa (aeon).

What ethical principle is emphasized here?

The verse emphasizes proportionate giving—charity and hospitality performed “according to one’s ability,” highlighting sincerity and capacity-based generosity rather than extravagance.