Agastya Arghya Rite and the Gaurī & Sārasvata Vows
with Origin Narratives and Merit Statements
वरदायै नमः पादौ तथा गुल्फौ श्रियै नमः । अशोकायै नमो जंघे पार्वत्यै जानुनी तथा
varadāyai namaḥ pādau tathā gulphau śriyai namaḥ | aśokāyai namo jaṃghe pārvatyai jānunī tathā
Поклонение Вараде в стопах, и также поклонение Шри в лодыжках. Поклонение Ашоке в голенях, и также Парвати в коленях.
Unspecified (stotra-style anatomical nyāsa/praise within the narrative context of Adhyaya 22)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नमो इति रूपं 'नमः' (नमस्) इत्यस्य छान्दस/पदसन्धि-रूपम्। अन्यत्र सन्धि विशेषः न।
It resembles nyāsa or aṅga-nyāsa: ritually placing divine names/powers upon specific body parts as a form of sanctification and devotional meditation.
The verse maps distinct auspicious powers—boon-giving (Varadā), prosperity (Śrī), sorrow-removal (Aśokā), and devotional strength/steadfastness (Pārvatī)—onto the body, treating the practitioner as a sacred locus of divine energies.
It encourages embodied devotion: honoring the divine through humility (salutations) and cultivating auspicious qualities in one’s actions and stability (feet/legs as symbols of conduct and steadfastness).