Shloka 22
हविष्यान्नो निराहारो जनो यजति भास्करम् । एवमेव त्रिभिर्वर्गैरर्चितस्तैर्विभाकरः
haviṣyānno nirāhāro jano yajati bhāskaram | evameva tribhirvargairarcitastairvibhākaraḥ
บุคคลบูชาพาสกร (พระสุริยะ) ด้วยการดำรงชีพด้วยหวิษยานนะอันเป็นอาหารยัญ หรือด้วยการอดอาหาร; ฉันนั้นเอง พระวิภากรผู้รุ่งเรืองย่อมได้รับการสักการะจากผู้บูชาทั้งสามจำพวกนั้น
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses to confirm the dialogue frame, e.g., Pulastya–Bhīṣma or Maheśvara–Pārvatī).
Concept: Bhāskara is honored through regulated diet (haviṣyānna) or fasting; disciplined bodily restraint becomes a vehicle of worship.
Application: Adopt periodic fasting or simplified sattvic meals with prayer and ethical restraint; let bodily discipline sharpen gratitude and clarity.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee faces the rising sun, hands lifted in añjali, with a small fire-altar beside him and a simple bowl of haviṣyānna—while another figure stands in pure fast, eyes closed, absorbing the solar blaze. Above, Bhāskara’s disk expands like a mandala, bathing the scene in disciplined serenity.","primary_figures":["Bhāskara/Sūrya (as radiant orb or anthropomorphic deity)","Vrata-observer (haviṣyānna practitioner)","Vrata-observer (nirāhāra faster)"],"setting":"Riverbank or open courtyard aligned to sunrise; small vedī, water pot, kusa grass, offering bowl.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["molten gold","saffron orange","sky blue","white ash","copper brown"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: anthropomorphic Sūrya with lotus, crown, and halo of gold leaf; below, two worshippers—one with haviṣyānna bowl, one fasting—near a small altar; rich reds/greens, embossed aureole, gem-like highlights, symmetrical solar mandala.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate sunrise gradient over a quiet riverbank; a slim altar with smoke thread; worshippers in simple garments; Sūrya as a luminous disk with faint chariot suggestion; refined faces, cool blues and warm golds balanced, contemplative mood.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; Sūrya with stylized chariot motif and large expressive eyes; worshippers in ritual posture; flat saffron-gold background, red-yellow-green pigments, temple-wall gravitas.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central radiant sun-mandala framed by floral borders; rows of small devotees performing upavāsa and offering haviṣyānna; lotuses and peacocks in corners, deep indigo field with gold highlights, rhythmic devotional patterning."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["conch shell (soft)","morning birds","gentle flowing water","temple bells (distant)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: हविष्यान्नो = हविष्य + अन्नः (इ + अ → या). त्रिभिर्वर्गैः = त्रिभिः + वर्गैः (विसर्ग→र्). वर्गैरर्चितः = वर्गैः + अर्चितः (विसर्ग→र्). अर्चितस्तैः = अर्चितः + तैः (विसर्ग→स्).
FAQs
It mentions worship through austerity: either observing a regulated sacrificial/simple diet (haviṣyānna) or fasting (nirāhāra) while performing devotion or ritual worship to the Sun.
The verse indicates three categories but does not define them explicitly in this line alone; the identification typically depends on adjacent verses or the chapter’s vrata-description (e.g., different modes/levels of observance).
It highlights disciplined self-restraint—through moderated food or fasting—as a supportive means of devotion, presenting bodily regulation as an aid to reverence for divine luminosity (Sūrya).