Shloka 140
The Bhīma-Dvādaśī
Kalyāṇinī) Vow and the Anangadāna-Vrata (with a Courtesan-Conduct Discourse
कल्याणिनीनां कथितं तदेतद्दुश्चरं व्रतम् । करोति याऽशेषमुदग्रमेतत्कल्याणिनी माधवलोकसंस्था
kalyāṇinīnāṃ kathitaṃ tadetadduścaraṃ vratam | karoti yā'śeṣamudagrametatkalyāṇinī mādhavalokasaṃsthā
“ดังนี้ได้พรรณนาวรตอันยากยิ่งนี้สำหรับสตรีผู้เป็นมงคล ผู้ใดปฏิบัติอุโบสถอันสูงส่งนี้โดยครบถ้วน ผู้นั้นย่อมเป็น ‘กัลยาณินี’ โดยแท้ และได้พำนักในโลกของมาธวะ (พระวิษณุ)”
Unspecified (narrative voice; speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)
Concept: A rigorous vrata, performed completely and with integrity, transforms the practitioner into ‘kalyāṇinī’ (truly auspicious) and grants access to Viṣṇu’s abode.
Application: Choose one disciplined spiritual observance and complete it carefully—truthfulness, restraint, worship routine—rather than scattered half-efforts.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An auspicious woman undertakes a demanding vow with unwavering focus—simple garments, controlled senses, and a small altar before her. Above, Mādhava’s realm opens like a lotus-gate in the sky, and the title ‘Kalyāṇinī’ seems to crown her as she completes the observance in full.","primary_figures":["votary woman (kalyāṇinī)","Vishnu (Mādhava)","attendant devas (subtle, in the sky)"],"setting":"Domestic shrine or temple courtyard with vow implements (lamp, water pot, flowers), with a celestial vista emerging overhead.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sunrise gold","lotus pink","saffron","deep blue","white jasmine"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a devoted woman performing a vrata before a small shrine, while Vishnu as Mādhava appears above on a lotus-throne; lavish gold leaf for the celestial gateway, rich reds/greens, ornate jewelry, and a radiant prabhāvali.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a quiet courtyard scene with the woman in restrained elegance, delicate ritual objects, and a soft celestial opening in the sky revealing Vishnu; cool refined palette, lyrical clouds, gentle expressions.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: iconic woman in vrata posture with lamp and kalasha, Vishnu in an upper register; bold outlines, earthy pigments, stylized lotus motifs and temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central votary framed by lotus borders; above, Mādhava-loka depicted as a lotus mandala with Vishnu; intricate floral patterns, deep indigo background, gold highlights."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["steady handbell","soft conch in distance","morning birds","measured drum pulse"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तदेतत् = तत् + एतत्; तदेतद्दुश्चरम् = तत् + एतत् + दुश्चरम्; याऽशेषम् = या + अशेषम्; अशेषमुदग्रमेतत् = अशेषम् + उदग्रम् + एतत्.
FAQs
The verse promises that a woman who completes this difficult vow fully becomes truly auspicious (kalyāṇinī) and attains residence in Mādhava’s (Viṣṇu’s) world.
By presenting Viṣṇu’s realm as the spiritual goal and linking it to faithful observance of a vow, the verse frames devotion expressed through vrata as a means to divine proximity.
It highlights perseverance and integrity: the merit is tied to completing the observance ‘aśeṣam’ (without omission), implying disciplined commitment rather than partial practice.