Shloka 126
Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite
त्रिरात्रोपोषितो दद्यात्फाल्गुन्यां भवनं शुभम् । आदित्यलोकमाप्नोति धामव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
trirātropoṣito dadyātphālgunyāṃ bhavanaṃ śubham | ādityalokamāpnoti dhāmavratamidaṃ smṛtam
تین راتوں کا روزہ رکھ کر ماہِ پھالگُن میں ایک مبارک گھر کا دان کرے؛ یہ ‘دھام ورت’ کہلاتا ہے، جس سے آدِتیہ (سورج) کا لوک حاصل ہوتا ہے۔
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Concept: Sustained fasting (three nights) culminating in major dāna (a dwelling) aligns the practitioner with the solar principle—clarity, order, and luminous merit—granting Āditya-loka.
Application: Pair inner discipline (short, bounded fasting or restraint) with outward support (help someone’s shelter/security); make generosity structural, not merely symbolic.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"After three nights of fasting, the devotee stands at sunrise, offering keys and a deed-scroll for an auspicious house to a grateful family, while priests chant beside a small altar. Above the horizon, Sūrya/Āditya rises in a chariot of seven horses, flooding the scene with radiant light that visually ‘opens’ the path to Āditya-loka.","primary_figures":["Devotee","Āditya/Sūrya in chariot","Recipient family","Priest/ritual officiant"],"setting":"Village edge at dawn with a newly gifted house (freshly plastered walls, doorway garlands), a small ritual platform, and open sky for the solar ascent imagery.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sun-gold","vermillion","sky rose","white lime-plaster","lapis blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: grand sunrise with Sūrya in a jeweled chariot, seven horses, and a blazing gold-leaf halo; foreground gṛha-dāna scene with ornate garments and ritual vessels; heavy gold leaf on the sun, chariot ornaments, and borders; rich crimson and emerald accents, temple-arch framing, gem-studded detailing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate dawn gradients—rose to pale gold; Sūrya’s chariot small but luminous in the sky; intimate human scene of gifting a house with refined expressions; crisp architectural lines of the house, garlands and ritual items rendered with fine brushwork; lyrical naturalism and calm joy.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined Sūrya with large eyes and radiant aura; stylized seven-horse chariot; foreground gṛha-dāna with patterned textiles; strong red-yellow-green palette with blue sky band; temple-wall composition with lotus borders and rhythmic symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate floral border with sun motifs and lotuses; central sunrise with Sūrya-chariot in deep blue sky; foreground gṛha-dāna framed by peacocks and flowering vines; gold highlights on the sun and decorative textiles, intricate Nathdwara-like detailing adapted to solar devotion."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["morning conch shell","temple bells","Vedic-style chanting","birds at dawn","soft drum"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दद्यात् + फाल्गुन्याम् → दद्यात्फाल्गुन्याम्; आदित्यलोकम् + आप्नोति → आदित्यलोकमाप्नोति; धामव्रतम् + इदम् → धामव्रतमिदम्.
FAQs
It prescribes a three-night fast followed by donating an auspicious house in the month of Phālguna, identified as the Dhāma-vrata.
The verse states that the practitioner attains Ādityaloka, the realm associated with the Sun (Āditya).
It emphasizes disciplined austerity (fasting) joined with generosity (dāna), presenting charity as a spiritually potent act when performed with restraint and proper timing.