Shloka 162
Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite
प्रचेतसं वसिष्ठं च भृगुं नारदमेव च । देवब्रह्मऋषीन्सर्वांस्तर्पयेत्साक्षतोदकैः
pracetasaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ ca bhṛguṃ nāradameva ca | devabrahmaṛṣīnsarvāṃstarpayetsākṣatodakaiḥ
ہاتھوں میں براہِ راست لیا ہوا پانی لے کر پرچیتس، وشیٹھ، بھِرگو اور نارَد کو، اور نیز تمام دیو رشیوں اور برہما سے پیدا ہوئے رشیوں کو ترپن دینا چاہیے۔
Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (instructional voice within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: devabrahmaṛṣīnsarvāṃstarpayet → deva-brahma-ṛṣīn + sarvān + tarpayet; tarpayetsākṣatodakaiḥ → tarpayet + sākṣataḥ + udakaiḥ.
FAQs
It instructs performing tarpaṇa—offering water-libations—to specific sages (Pracetas, Vasiṣṭha, Bhṛgu, Nārada) and, by extension, to all classes of revered sages (Devarṣis and Brahmarṣis).
It indicates water offered “directly,” i.e., taken in one’s hands and poured out as a libation in the prescribed manner, emphasizing immediacy and ritual correctness.
It underscores gratitude and reverence toward the ṛṣis—guardians of sacred knowledge—by acknowledging the lineage of wisdom and cultivating humility, remembrance, and continuity of dharma.