Shloka 12
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
पूर्वाह्णे रक्तवर्णां तु मध्याह्ने शुक्लवर्णिकाम् । सायं सरस्वतीं कृष्णां द्विजो ध्यायेद्यथाविधि
pūrvāhṇe raktavarṇāṃ tu madhyāhne śuklavarṇikām | sāyaṃ sarasvatīṃ kṛṣṇāṃ dvijo dhyāyedyathāvidhi
ในยามเช้า ผู้เป็นทวิชะพึงภาวนาแด่พระแม่สรัสวตีเป็นสีแดง; ยามเที่ยงเป็นสีขาว; และยามเย็นภาวนาเป็นสีดำคล้ำ—ตามพิธีที่กำหนด
Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (instructional/ritual injunction within the narrative).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ध्यायेद्यथाविधि = ध्यायेत् + यथा-विधि (त् + य् → द्य्).
FAQs
It presents a time-based dhyāna-vidhi (meditation rule), where the deity is contemplated in distinct visual forms across the day, aligning devotional practice with the rhythm of daily ritual periods.
Dvija literally means “twice-born,” referring to members of the three varṇas traditionally eligible for Vedic rites (Brāhmaṇa, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), here indicating an authorized ritual practitioner.
The verse instructs a regulated meditation: visualize Sarasvatī as red in the forenoon, white at midday, and dark in the evening, and perform this contemplation in accordance with proper ritual procedure (yathāvidhi).