Shloka 43
Tithi-vicara
Determination of Tithi for Fasts, Parana, and Pitri Rites
स्त्रीजेतेषु च यद्दत्तं यद्दत्तं जलवर्जितम् । पुनः कीर्तनसंयुक्तं तद्दत्तमसुरेषु वै ॥ ४३ ॥
strījeteṣu ca yaddattaṃ yaddattaṃ jalavarjitam | punaḥ kīrtanasaṃyuktaṃ taddattamasureṣu vai || 43 ||
பெண்சங்கத்தில் (விஷயச் சிதறலில்) அளிக்கப்படும் தானமும், நீரார்ப்பணம் இன்றி அளிக்கப்படும் தானமும்—பின்னர் கீர்த்தன-ஸ்துதியுடன் சேர்ந்திருந்தாலும், உண்மையில் அசுரர்களுக்கே அளித்ததெனக் கருதப்படும்।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It teaches that charity (dāna) is judged not only by amount but by purity of mind and proper vidhi: gifts made in a distracted, sensual state or without the sanctifying water-offering are said to yield an “asuric” (tamasic) result.
It implies that kīrtana alone is not meant to be a cover for careless conduct; devotion becomes complete when praise of the Divine is joined with disciplined dharma—right intention, right setting, and right procedure.
Ritual procedure (kalpa/ācāra): the verse points to the dāna-vidhi where udaka (water) is used to formalize and purify the act of giving, indicating that correct rite and mental purity determine the fruit.