Shloka 38
The Bhīma-Dvādaśī
Kalyāṇinī) Vow and the Anangadāna-Vrata (with a Courtesan-Conduct Discourse
गृहस्य पुरतो भक्त्या मण्डपं कारयेद्बुधः । चतुर्हस्तां शुभां कुर्याद्वेदीमरिनिषूदन
gṛhasya purato bhaktyā maṇḍapaṃ kārayedbudhaḥ | caturhastāṃ śubhāṃ kuryādvedīmariniṣūdana
گھر کے سامنے دانا شخص عقیدت کے ساتھ ایک منڈپ تعمیر کرائے؛ اور اے دشمنوں کے قاہر، چار ہاتھ کے پیمانے کی ایک مبارک ویدی (قربان گاہ) بنائے۔
Unspecified (instructional narration within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa); vocative address: ari-niṣūdana (likely to Viṣṇu or a heroic addressee in context).
Concept: Bhakti expresses itself through careful preparation of sacred space; external order supports internal steadiness.
Application: Before any spiritual practice, prepare a clean, dedicated corner/space; let craftsmanship and measurement become mindfulness rather than mere decoration.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"In front of a modest house, artisans and the devotee raise a fresh pavilion with banana-stem pillars and mango-leaf toranas. A neat, four-cubit altar-platform is marked with white lines, ready to receive offerings, while the devotee watches with folded hands, invoking the enemy-slaying Lord to guard the rite.","primary_figures":["Devotee (wise householder)","Ritual assistants/artisans","Invoked presence of Ari-niṣūdana (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)"],"setting":"House-front courtyard maṇḍapa with pillars, garlands, and a freshly prepared vedī.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["vermillion red","leaf green","ivory white","marigold yellow","indigo"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: house-front maṇḍapa under a carved arch, banana-stem pillars, mango-leaf garlands; the four-cubit vedī in the center with kolam-like white designs; a small icon of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa as Ari-niṣūdana above, lavish gold leaf, ruby-green textiles, ornate jewelry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate courtyard scene with delicate figures measuring the vedī with a cord; soft shadows, cool yet festive palette; distant hills faintly suggested; devotional calm on the devotee’s face, lyrical naturalism in garlands and cloth canopy.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: symmetrical maṇḍapa composition, bold outlines; central vedī with geometric patterns; side panels show attendants; upper register shows Ari-niṣūdana with chakra and shankha, saturated reds/yellows/greens, temple-wall grandeur.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate pavilion framed by lotus and creeper borders; central vedī surrounded by stylized floral motifs; a small Kṛṣṇa/Vishnu medallion as protector; peacocks at corners, deep blue ground with gold highlights."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["wooden mallet taps","murmured mantras","temple bells","rustle of leaves"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कारयेद्बुधः → कारयेत् + बुधः (त् + ब → द्ब); चतुर्हस्ताम् → चतुः + हस्ताम् (विसर्ग-लोप); कुर्याद्वेदीम् → कुर्यात् + वेदीम् (त् + व → द्व).
FAQs
It prescribes constructing a maṇḍapa (ritual pavilion) before the house and preparing an auspicious vedi (altar/platform) measured as four hands.
The act of construction is explicitly to be done “with devotion” (bhaktyā), making ritual preparation itself an expression of bhakti rather than mere formalism.
It preserves a concrete measurement standard—catur-hasta (four hands)—for the altar-platform (vedī), reflecting how Purāṇic texts encode ritual/space guidelines.