Shloka 191
Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites
रजतं पाहि तस्मान्नः शोकसंसारसागरात् । इत्थं निवेश्य यो दद्याद्रजताचलमुत्तमम्
rajataṃ pāhi tasmānnaḥ śokasaṃsārasāgarāt | itthaṃ niveśya yo dadyādrajatācalamuttamam
“O Rajata (Pilak), ingatan Mo kami mula sa dagat ng pag-iral sa sanlibutan na puspos ng dalamhati. Sa gayong paraan, sinumang magtatag nito at maghandog ng isang dakilang ‘bundok ng pilak’…”
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Concept: Charitable gifting (dāna) performed with mantra becomes a means of protection from saṃsāra’s sorrow—ritualized generosity as spiritual rescue.
Application: Practice intentional giving: dedicate a donation (money, food, service) with a prayer for inner liberation rather than social display; let generosity be a daily antidote to anxiety.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual pavilion where a gleaming ‘silver mountain’—a carefully piled heap or miniature mountain-form of silver—rests on a decorated platform. The donor, hands joined, recites ‘rajataṃ pāhi’ as if addressing the very substance as sacred, while the background subtly transforms into a vast, dark ocean symbolizing saṃsāra, with a luminous silver path cutting across it.","primary_figures":["Donor (yajamāna)","Ritual priest (optional)","Personified Rajata-devatā (symbolic)"],"setting":"Ritual hall with altar and a raised platform for the silver mountain; symbolic saṃsāra-ocean backdrop.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["polished silver","deep ocean blue","charcoal black","lamp-flame gold","white jasmine"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central silver mountain on a jeweled pedestal, donor in añjali, priest with palm-leaf manuscript; gold-leaf highlights on silver surfaces, ornate arch, rich crimson drapery, stylized waves behind representing saṃsāra, traditional iconographic symmetry and heavy jewelry detailing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined indoor-outdoor pavilion with delicate silver heap rendered in cool highlights; behind, a poetic dark-blue ocean with gentle wave patterns; soft facial expressions, minimal props, lyrical composition with pale moonlight glinting on silver.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines of donor and altar, stylized silver mountain with rhythmic patterns; symbolic ocean as layered blue bands; warm ochres and reds for figures, bright white highlights for silver, temple-wall compositional balance.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: altar scene framed by intricate floral borders and lotus motifs; silver mountain centered, hanging lamps, stylized wave patterns as backdrop; deep indigo cloth, gold detailing, symmetrical ornamentation, devotional ambience."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["temple bells","conch shell","soft drone (tanpura)","murmured mantra chorus"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tasmānnaḥ → tasmāt naḥ; dadyādrajatācalamuttamam → dadyāt rajata-acalam uttamam.
FAQs
It points to a dāna-rite where silver is arranged or represented as a ‘mountain’ (a large heap/ritual form) and then gifted, emphasizing merit through substantial, symbolically powerful charity.
It uses the common Purāṇic image of saṃsāra as an ocean of sorrow and presents protective grace/merit—invoked here through reverence for “Rajata” and the act of dāna—as a means of deliverance.
It elevates generosity and properly performed giving as a spiritually meaningful act, encouraging charitable conduct as a response to human suffering and existential bondage.