The Second Twelve-Month Vrata: Dvitīyā Observances and Their Fruits
चंद्रार्द्धदानमत्रोक्तं सर्वसिद्धिविधायकम् । भाद्रशुक्लद्वितीयायां शक्ररूपं जगद्विधिम् ॥ १६ ॥
caṃdrārddhadānamatroktaṃ sarvasiddhividhāyakam | bhādraśukladvitīyāyāṃ śakrarūpaṃ jagadvidhim || 16 ||
ఇక్కడ చెప్పబడిన ‘అర్ధచంద్ర దానం’ సమస్త సిద్ధులను ప్రసాదించేది. భాద్రపద శుక్ల ద్వితీయనాడు శక్ర (ఇంద్ర) రూపంలో జగద్విధాతను పూజించాలి।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It links a specific dāna/vrata act (candrārddha-dāna) with “sarva-siddhi,” emphasizing that disciplined charity performed on the correct tithi and with proper deity-form contemplation is a direct means to auspicious attainments.
Bhakti is expressed here as tithi-based upāsanā—worshipping the world-governing Lord through a recognized divine form (Śakra-rūpa), combining reverence, ritual timing, and offering (dāna) as devotional practice.
It highlights calendrical/astronomical application—tithi observance (Bhādrapada, Śukla pakṣa, Dvitīyā), aligning ritual action with lunar time-reckoning as used in traditional Jyotiṣa-based vrata scheduling.