Shloka 25
The Āditya-Śayana (Ravi-Śayana) Vow: Night-Meal Discipline, Nakṣatra Limb-Worship, and the Unity of Sūrya and Śiva
रौप्यखुरां हेमशृंगीं सवत्सां कांस्यदोहनाम् । दद्यान्मंत्रेण तां धेनुं पूर्वाह्णं नातिलंघयेत्
raupyakhurāṃ hemaśṛṃgīṃ savatsāṃ kāṃsyadohanām | dadyānmaṃtreṇa tāṃ dhenuṃ pūrvāhṇaṃ nātilaṃghayet
مناسب منتر کے ساتھ وہ دھینُو (گائے) دان کرے—جس کے کھُر چاندی کے ہوں، سینگ سونے کے، ساتھ بچھڑا ہو، اور دوہنے کا برتن کانسے کا ہو؛ اور دوپہر سے پہلے یہ دان کر کے پیشتر وقت نہ گنوائے۔
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Concept: Right action includes right timing and mantra: dāna becomes spiritually efficacious when performed with śraddhā, mantra, and within the prescribed muhūrta.
Application: Do important duties promptly; don’t postpone generosity. Pair giving with respectful words/intention (your ‘mantra’) and practical completeness (include what’s needed).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ceremonial cow-gift unfolds before noon: the cow’s hooves gleam like silver, her horns shine like gold, and a calf presses close at her side. A bronze milking vessel rests near the donor’s hands as a priest recites mantra, while the sun climbs in a clear sky, marking the urgency of pūrvāhna.","primary_figures":["kapilā cow with calf","donor (gṛhastha)","brāhmaṇa priest","Āditya (sun) symbolically in the sky"],"setting":"Open courtyard with a visible eastern sky; ritual mat, kusa grass, bronze vessel, flower offerings, and a small altar.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sunlit gold","silver sheen","bronze amber","sky blue","white jasmine"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a resplendent cow with gold horns and silver hooves, calf beside her, bronze milking pot in foreground; priest chanting with palm-leaf manuscript; heavy gold leaf on horns and sun disc, rich crimson and emerald textiles, ornate jewelry, traditional South Indian architectural pillars.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: bright forenoon sky with a soft sun, delicate metallic highlights on horns/hooves, intimate domestic courtyard, refined figures with gentle expressions, detailed textiles and sparse but elegant ritual objects, lyrical trees framing the scene.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized sun disc above, bold outlines on cow and priest, rhythmic ornamentation on horns and vessel, warm yellow-red palette with green borders, temple-wall composition emphasizing auspicious timing.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symmetrical composition with the cow and calf centered, lotus and floral borders, a radiant sun motif at the top, intricate patterns on the bronze vessel, deep indigo background with gold and white detailing, devotional textile aesthetics."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","temple bells","mantra cadence","cow bells","morning birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: रौप्यखुराम्→रौप्य-खुराम्; हेमशृंगीं→हेम-शृङ्गीम्; सवत्साम्→स-वत्साम्; कांस्यदोहनाम्→कांस्य-दोहनाम्; दद्यान्मंत्रेण→दद्यात्+मन्त्रेण; नातिलंघयेत्→न+अति-लङ्घयेत्
FAQs
It prescribes go-dāna—donating a cow (with her calf) in a ritually specified form, accompanied by mantra.
It underscores ritual timing (muhūrta): the gift is to be completed in the pūrvāhṇa (forenoon), implying that timeliness is part of the religious efficacy and discipline of dāna.
The verse links generosity with conscientiousness: charity should be performed respectfully (with proper procedure) and promptly (without procrastination).