Shloka 53
The Bhīma-Dvādaśī
Kalyāṇinī) Vow and the Anangadāna-Vrata (with a Courtesan-Conduct Discourse
पूजयेदंगुलीयैश्च कटकैर्हेमसूत्रकैः । वासोभिः शयनीयैश्च वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितः
pūjayedaṃgulīyaiśca kaṭakairhemasūtrakaiḥ | vāsobhiḥ śayanīyaiśca vittaśāṭhyavivarjitaḥ
ผู้บูชาพึงละเลิกความคดโกงเรื่องทรัพย์ แล้วถวายแหวน กำไล สายทอง ผืนผ้า และเครื่องที่นอน เพื่อประกอบการบูชา
Unspecified (contextual narrator/instructor in Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; exact dialogue speaker not stated in the provided excerpt)
Concept: Worship must be supported by financial honesty; offerings gain sanctity when free from deceit and miserliness.
Application: Give within your means without manipulation—offer cleanly earned resources, avoid performative charity, and prioritize sincerity over extravagance.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A Vaiṣṇava patron kneels before a small altar, offering rings, bracelets, and golden threads laid neatly on a silk cloth, alongside folded garments and a simple bedding set for a guest-brāhmaṇa. His face is calm and transparent, while a weighing scale and open ledger in the background symbolize honest wealth.","primary_figures":["Vaiṣṇava yajamāna","brāhmaṇa recipient","altar with Viṣṇu symbols","attendants holding offerings"],"setting":"Courtyard shrine with tulip-shaped lamps, offering trays, textiles stacked with care; a quiet domestic-temple atmosphere.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["antique gold","ivory white","vermilion","peacock blue","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a household shrine scene where the patron offers a tray of aṅgulīyaka (rings), kaṭaka (bracelets), and hema-sūtra (gold threads), with folded vastra and a bedding set; heavy gold leaf detailing on jewelry and altar, rich reds/greens, ornate borders, serene devotional expressions.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate courtyard worship with delicate textiles and jewelry rendered in fine detail, the patron’s honest gaze emphasized; soft morning light, pale architecture, refined faces, subtle symbolism of an open ledger and scale in the corner.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized figures with bold outlines, the offering tray prominent with gold/yellow pigments, symmetrical shrine backdrop with śaṅkha-cakra motifs, warm red and green fields, calm devotional posture.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate floral borders and lotus motifs framing a devotional offering scene; jewelry and cloth offerings arranged like a mandala before a Viṣṇu emblem, deep blue background with gold highlights and peacock-feather accents."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft bell","gentle conch","quiet footsteps on stone","incense hiss","morning birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पूजयेदंगुलीयैः = पूजयेत् + अङ्गुलीयैः (त् + अ → द); अङ्गुलीयैश्च = अङ्गुलीयैः + च; कटकैर्हेमसूत्रकैः = कटकैः + हेम-सूत्रकैः; शयनीयैश्च = शयनीयैः + च
FAQs
It instructs that worship should be performed through sincere offerings—ornaments, gold thread, clothing, and bedding—while avoiding deceit or miserliness about one’s wealth.
It emphasizes honesty and integrity in religious giving: offerings should not be tainted by stinginess, manipulation, or pretended poverty when one actually has means.
It frames devotion as expressed through tangible service and giving, where the inner attitude (truthfulness and openness of heart) is as important as the external offering.