Shloka 19

Adhyaya 29 — Alarka’s Inquiry and Madalasa’s Teaching on Householder Dharma (Gārhasthya), Vaiśvadeva, and Atithi Hospitality

Sanskrit

दद्याद्धात्रे विधात्रे बलिं द्वारे गृहस्य तु ।

अर्यम्णेऽथ बहिर्दद्याद् गृहेभ्यश्च समन्ततः ॥

Transliteration

dadyāddhātre vidhātre baliṃ dvāre gṛhasya tu / aryamṇe 'tha bahirdadyād gṛhebhyaś ca samantataḥ

Translation

พึงวางเครื่องบูชา (บลี) ที่ประตูเรือนถวายแด่ธาตฤและวิธาตฤ; แล้วจึงวางนอกเรือนถวายแด่อารยมัน และวางบลีโดยรอบเรือนทุกทิศด้วย

Word by Word

दद्यात्should give

धात्रेto Dhātṛ (the creator)

विधात्रेto Vidhātṛ (the ordainer)

बलिम्offering

द्वारेat the doorway

गृहस्यof the house

तुindeed/and

अर्यम्णेto Aryaman

अथthen

बहिःoutside

दद्यात्should give

गृहेभ्यःfrom the houses/household (i.e., outside the house)

चand

समन्ततःon all sides, all around

Speakers

Not in Devi Māhātmyam; situated in the Purāṇic dharma-teaching discourse (householder instruction context).

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

DhātṛVidhātṛAryaman

Key Themes

DharmaGṛhastha-dutiesVaiśvadevaDaily offeringsHousehold protection rites

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Householder life is sanctified by daily, disciplined giving: offerings are not merely ritual, but a training in responsibility toward cosmic order (ṛta) and social order—beginning at one’s own threshold and extending outward.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Primarily Ācāra/Dharma material (often embedded within Purāṇic teaching) rather than the five headline topics; it supports Purāṇic dharma instruction ancillary to vaṃśa/manvantara narratives.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘door’ and ‘outside perimeter’ symbolize liminal space: offerings at boundaries ritually harmonize the seen and unseen forces around domestic life, establishing a protected, orderly field for dharmic living.