Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
ताम्रपात्रैश्च सतीलैः स्थगितान् कारयेद् घटान् । तत्र सज्जलपात्रस्थं ब्राह्मणाय कुटुम्बिने ॥ ३९.५७ ॥
tāmrapātraiś ca satilaiḥ sthagitān kārayed ghaṭān | tatra sajjalapātrasthaṃ brāhmaṇāya kuṭumbine || 39.57 ||
செம்புப் பாத்திரங்களால் மூடப்பட்டு எள்ளுடன் கூடிய குடங்களைச் செய்யச் செய்ய வேண்டும். அங்கிருந்து நீர் நிரம்பிய பாத்திரத்தைத் தயாராக வைத்து இல்லறப் பிராமணருக்கு தானமாக அளிக்க வேண்டும்.
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It reflects Purāṇic-era gift-ethics (dāna-dharma) and the material culture of ritual charity, where items like water-vessels, sesame, and copper containers appear as standardized donation media in Sanskrit normative literature.
No specific geographic toponym is explicit in this verse; it is a procedural instruction not tied to a named sacred site in the provided fragment.
To perform structured charitable giving—preparing and offering practical necessities (notably water in a vessel), directed toward an eligible recipient (here, a householder brāhmaṇa), emphasizing orderly generosity rather than coercive obligation.
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