Shloka 41
The Bhīma-Dvādaśī
Kalyāṇinī) Vow and the Anangadāna-Vrata (with a Courtesan-Conduct Discourse
धाराभिर्भूरिभिर्भूरि फलं वेदविदो विदुः । यस्मात्तस्मात्कुरुश्रेष्ठ कारयेत्प्रयतो द्विजः
dhārābhirbhūribhirbhūri phalaṃ vedavido viduḥ | yasmāttasmātkuruśreṣṭha kārayetprayato dvijaḥ
บัณฑิตผู้รู้พระเวทกล่าวว่า สายน้ำ/ธาราอันมากย่อมให้ผลอันมาก เพราะเหตุนั้น โอ้ผู้ประเสริฐแห่งกุรุ พราหมณ์ผู้เพียรพึงกระทำพิธีนี้ด้วยความระมัดระวัง
Unspecified (context-dependent narration/dialogue within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)
Concept: Generosity and continuity (‘many streams’) multiply merit; careful performance amplifies spiritual fruit.
Application: Prefer steady, repeated goodness over sporadic intensity—small daily acts of giving, service, and remembrance accumulate into lasting transformation.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A learned assembly of Veda-knowers gestures in affirmation as the devotee completes the night discipline, water still flowing in fine threads. The scene shifts from strain to quiet certainty: the pavilion feels charged with invisible merit, as if the very air records the promised fruit of careful practice.","primary_figures":["Veda-knowers (ṛtvij/brāhmaṇa elders)","Devotee completing the rite","Implied addressee: Kuruśreṣṭha (listener figure, optional)"],"setting":"Maṇḍapa with vedī and kalaśa; a small seated audience of elders at the side, palm-leaf manuscripts or darbha bundles nearby.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["warm gold","smoke gray","cream white","copper brown","soft teal"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: elders with sacred threads and manuscripts blessing the rite’s completion; devotee near the central setup; gold leaf used to emphasize ‘phala’ radiance, rich reds/greens in textiles, ornate borders, traditional iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: dawn light entering the pavilion; gentle faces of Veda-knowers in a semicircle; delicate depiction of water threads and ritual objects; refined, calm conclusion mood with cool-to-warm gradient sky.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: authoritative elders in stylized poses, bold outlines; central ritual apparatus; a halo-like aura around the setup to signify phala; saturated pigments and temple-wall compositional hierarchy.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: concluding tableau framed by floral borders; central kalaśa and vedī as motif; elders and devotee arranged rhythmically; gold detailing to suggest ‘abundant fruit’, deep blue background transitioning to dawn tones."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["morning conch","soft bell crescendo","recitation chorus response","fading water drip"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: धाराभिर्भूरिभिः = धाराभिः + भूरिभिः; यस्मात्तस्मात् = यस्मात् + तस्मात्; कुरुश्रेष्ठ = कुरु + श्रेष्ठ; कारयेत्प्रयतो = कारयेत् + प्रयतः
FAQs
It suggests continuous, flowing giving or offering—charity or ritual distribution done steadily and plentifully rather than minimally or sporadically.
That abundant, sustained acts of giving/ritual offering produce correspondingly great spiritual results, as affirmed by Vedic authorities.
Sincerity and generosity matter: one should arrange religious acts carefully and wholeheartedly, aiming for meaningful, ample benefit to others rather than token performance.