Shloka 78
सूर्यरथ-कालचक्र-आयनविभागः, संध्योपासनम्, देवयान-पितृयानम्, विष्णुपद-गङ्गावतरणम्
तदैव विषुवाख्यो वै कालः पुण्यो ऽभिधीयते तदा दानानि देयानि देवेभ्यः प्रयतात्मभिः
tadaiva viṣuvākhyo vai kālaḥ puṇyo 'bhidhīyate tadā dānāni deyāni devebhyaḥ prayatātmabhiḥ
Sa mismong panahong iyon, ang banal na panahon na tinatawag na Viṣuva ay itinuturing na lubhang mapagpala; kaya dapat maghandog ng kaloob para sa mga Deva nang may disiplinadong isip.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
The verse declares Viṣuva to be a specially meritorious sacred time, when dharmic acts like charity yield heightened spiritual fruit because they align with cosmic order.
He emphasizes inner discipline—gifts should be offered by the self-controlled (prayatātmabhiḥ), indicating that purity of intent is essential to the act’s merit.
Though not named in the verse, the teaching fits the Purāṇa’s framework where sacred time and the Devas function within an order ultimately sustained by Vishnu as the Supreme Reality.