The Account of the Third-day Vow Observed through the Twelve Months
Tṛtīyā-vrata
अखंडानां तंडुलानां तिलानां वा मुनीश्वर । लक्षमेकं विशोध्याथ क्षिपेत्पयसि संसृते ॥ ४० ॥
akhaṃḍānāṃ taṃḍulānāṃ tilānāṃ vā munīśvara | lakṣamekaṃ viśodhyātha kṣipetpayasi saṃsṛte || 40 ||
Bạch bậc hiền thánh tối thượng, sau khi tẩy tịnh một lakh (một trăm nghìn) hạt gạo nguyên vẹn—hoặc hạt mè—rồi hãy thả chúng vào sữa đã được nấu chuẩn bị đúng phép.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
It emphasizes śauca (ritual purity) and saṅkhyā-niyama (disciplined sacred counting): the offering becomes efficacious when substances are purified and performed with a prescribed measure.
Bhakti is expressed here as careful, reverent service—preparing pure offerings and performing the act as an intentional dedication, not as a casual gesture.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: purification (viśodhana), prescribed quantity (lakṣa), and the correct ritual medium (payas) are procedural rules typical of Vedic-style observance.