Shloka 66
Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite
यावदब्दं पुनर्देया धेनुर्जलघटस्तथा । जन्मायुतं स राजा स्यात्ततः शिवपुरं व्रजेत्
yāvadabdaṃ punardeyā dhenurjalaghaṭastathā | janmāyutaṃ sa rājā syāttataḥ śivapuraṃ vrajet
جب تک ایک سال قائم رہے، گائے اور پانی کا گھڑا بار بار دان کرے۔ اس سے وہ دس ہزار جنموں تک راجا بنتا ہے؛ پھر شِو کے نگر، شِوپور، کو جاتا ہے۔
Unspecified (narrative instruction within the Adhyaya context)
Concept: Sustained dāna (cow and water-pot) over a year generates long-lasting merit culminating in exalted rebirths and a divine destination.
Application: Commit to consistent generosity rather than one-time charity; pair material giving (food/water support) with humility and regularity.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vrata-observer stands before a line of grateful recipients, offering a gentle cow adorned with a garland and a shining water-pot that catches the light like a small moon. Behind them, the horizon opens into a visionary city of white stone and ash-silver towers—Śivapura—hinting at the vow’s transcendent destination.","primary_figures":["vratin (donor)","brāhmaṇa recipients","cow (dhenu)","Śiva (as distant visionary presence)"],"setting":"Ritual courtyard with donation pavilion; in the sky a faint, dreamlike Śivapura with tridents on gateways and sacred ash hues.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["ash white","silver","saffron","copper","sky blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a donor presenting a garlanded cow and a polished kalaśa (water-pot) to brāhmaṇas; ornate pavilion with gold-leaf arches; in the upper register, a radiant Śivapura with trident finials and Śiva’s serene visage; rich reds/greens, gem-studded borders, heavy gold embossing on vessels and ornaments.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a gentle donation scene with refined figures and soft landscape; the cow’s calm eyes, the water-pot gleaming; distant celestial city rendered as pale terraces in the sky; cool palette with lyrical clouds and delicate brushwork.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines—donor, brāhmaṇas, cow with floral decorations, large shining kalaśa; above, stylized Śivapura and Śiva iconography; warm reds/yellows/greens with rhythmic border patterns.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ceremonial dāna pavilion framed by floral borders; cow and kalaśa central motifs; upper band shows a stylized divine city with trident symbols; deep blues with gold highlights, intricate lotus and vine patterns."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low chanting of dāna-mantras","cow bells","water poured into a pot","temple bells","soft conch shell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: yāvadabdaṃ → yāvat + abdam; dhenuḥ jalaghaṭaḥ → dhenuḥ + jala-ghaṭaḥ; syāt tataḥ → syāt + tataḥ (syāttataḥ); śivapuraṃ → śiva-puram.
FAQs
It recommends repeatedly giving a cow (dhenu) and a water-pot (jala-ghaṭa) over the span of a year, emphasizing sustained generosity rather than a one-time gift.
The verse promises worldly sovereignty—being a king for ten thousand births—and then a final spiritual destination: reaching Śivapura, the abode associated with Śiva.
It frames charity as disciplined, continuous duty (regular dāna), where practical support to life (cow and water) becomes a means to both social prosperity and eventual spiritual ascent.