Shloka 168
Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite
साक्षताद्भिस्सपुष्पाभिः सतिलारुणचंदनैः । अर्घ्यं दद्यात्प्रयत्नेन सूर्यनामानुकीर्तनैः
sākṣatādbhissapuṣpābhiḥ satilāruṇacaṃdanaiḥ | arghyaṃ dadyātprayatnena sūryanāmānukīrtanaiḥ
ด้วยข้าวอักษตะ (เมล็ดข้าวไม่แตก) ดอกไม้ งา และจันทน์แดง—พึงตั้งใจถวายอัรฆยะ (น้ำบูชาด้วยความเคารพ) พร้อมสาธยายพระนามแห่งพระสุริยะ
Unspecified (narratorial/instructional voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)
Concept: Daily reverence to the Sun through arghya and nāma-kīrtana aligns the human rhythm with cosmic order (ṛta/dharma).
Application: Offer a simple morning arghya (even mentally) with gratitude and recitation of divine names; cultivate carefulness (prayatna) in small sacred acts.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"At sunrise, the devotee stands on a clean threshold or riverbank, holding a copper vessel filled with water mixed with akṣata, flowers, sesame, and red sandal paste. As the arghya streams toward the sun-disc, the falling droplets catch the light like a chain of tiny suns while the devotee chants Sūrya’s names.","primary_figures":["Sūrya (as radiant orb or anthropomorphic deity in the sky)","a devotee offering arghya"],"setting":"open courtyard or riverbank facing east, with a small puja tray holding flowers, akṣata, tila, and red sandalwood paste","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["vermillion red","marigold yellow","copper","sky blue","white jasmine"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: sunrise arghya scene with Sūrya in a golden haloed chariot motif above, devotee in rich silk offering water from a copper lota; thick gold leaf on sun rays and ornaments, saturated reds/greens, embossed floral patterns around the arghya stream, traditional iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: gentle dawn gradient, fine depiction of akṣata and flower petals floating in the arghya water, delicate hands and vessel, lyrical landscape with a quiet river and distant trees, subtle gold touches on the sun disc, refined calm expressions.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized Sūrya with bold outlines and concentric halos, devotee in profile with ritual tray, strong red/yellow/green pigments, patterned borders of lotus and flame motifs, temple-wall compositional flatness with rhythmic ornamentation.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central radiant sun above a lotus pond motif, devotee offering arghya framed by ornate floral borders, repeated lotus and sesame-flower patterns, deep indigo background with gold highlights, peacocks perched near the border, intricate textile-like detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell (soft)","flowing water","morning birds","small hand bell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: साक्षताद्भिस्सपुष्पाभिः → स-अक्षताद्भिः स-पुष्पाभिः; दद्यात्प्रयत्नेन → दद्यात् प्रयत्नेन; सूर्यनामानुकीर्तनैः → सूर्य-नाम-अनुकीर्तनैः; सतिलारुणचंदनैः → स-तिल-अरुण-चन्दनैः
FAQs
It prescribes offering arghya (a respectful water-offering) to Sūrya using specific auspicious items—akṣata (unbroken rice), flowers, sesame, and red sandalwood—while reciting Sūrya’s names.
The recitation functions as devotional invocation (anukīrtana), focusing the mind and dedicating the act to Sūrya so the ritual becomes both worship and remembrance.
It emphasizes carefulness and sincerity (prayatna) in devotional practice: reverence is shown not only by materials, but by attentive, name-centered worship.