The Sovereignty Vow and the Cycle of Tithi-Based Observances
विचित्रैः कुसुमैर्भक्त्या पूजयित्वा द्विजोत्तमान् । दिशां तु प्रार्थनां कुर्यान् मन्त्रेणानेन सुव्रतः । सर्वा भवन्त्यः सिद्ध्यन्तु मम जन्मनि जन्मनि ॥ ६५.३ ॥
vicitraiḥ kusumair bhaktyā pūjayitvā dvijottamān | diśāṃ tu prārthanāṃ kuryān mantreṇānena suvrataḥ | sarvā bhavantyaḥ siddhyantu mama janmani janmani || 65.3 ||
ครั้นบูชาพราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐด้วยดอกไม้นานาพรรณด้วยศรัทธาแล้ว ผู้ทรงวัตรพึงอธิษฐานต่อทิศทั้งหลายด้วยมนต์นี้ว่า “ขอให้กิจทั้งปวงของข้าพเจ้าสำเร็จในทุกชาติทุกภพ”
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicitly marked in excerpt)
It preserves a Purāṇic ritual micro-sequence—honoring learned ritual specialists (dvijottamas) followed by an invocation to the directions—illustrating how late-classical Sanskrit texts integrate liturgy, social-religious authority, and mantra usage into prescriptive practice.
No specific toponym is named in this verse; the geographic frame is cosmographic—“the directions” (diśaḥ), a standard Sanskrit way of referencing spatial order rather than a single identifiable site.
The verse emphasizes disciplined conduct (suvrata), respectful honoring of learned persons, and a non-coercive aspirational prayer for the successful completion of one’s aims across successive lives.
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