Shloka 46

The Arkāṅga Saptamī (Bhāskara Saptamī) Vow: Origin of Sūrya, Pacification of Rays, and Māgha Saptamī Observance

Devanagari script

षडशीतिसहस्राणि षडशीतौ फलं भवेत् । विष्णुपद्यां तु लक्षं तु अयने कोटिकोटकं

Transliteration

ṣaḍaśītisahasrāṇi ṣaḍaśītau phalaṃ bhavet | viṣṇupadyāṃ tu lakṣaṃ tu ayane koṭikoṭakaṃ

Translation

在“八十六”之时，其法益果报为八万六千；而在毗湿奴足迹日（Viṣṇupadī）则为一“拉克沙”（十万），至于至日（ayana，二至）则增为亿上加亿。

Word by Word

• षडशीतिसहस्राणि: eighty-six thousand
• षडशीतिसहस्राणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षडशीति + सहस्र (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (षडशीतिः सहस्राणि = 86 हजार); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्

• षडशीतौ: in (the case of) the eighty-six (measure)
• षडशीतौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षडशीति (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (loc. sg.); संख्या-शब्दः

• फलम्: result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• भवेत्: would be / becomes
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (potential/optative), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• विष्णुपद्याम्: on Viṣṇupadī
• विष्णुपद्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णुपदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• लक्षम्: one hundred thousand (a lakh)
• लक्षम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; संख्या-शब्दः

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; पुनरुक्त-विशेषार्थे (emphatic)

• अयने: at the solstice (ayana)
• अयने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• कोटिकोटकम्: crores upon crores
• कोटिकोटकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि + कोटक (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (कोटीनां कोटकम् = ‘crores upon crores’); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyāya 77)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: विष्णुपदी+आम् → विष्णुपद्याम् (इकारस्य यण्-आदेशः); कोटि+कोटकम् → कोटिकोटकम्

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Viṣṇu)
• Viṣṇupadī

FAQs

What does this verse indicate about merit (puṇya) at different sacred contexts?

It presents a graded increase of spiritual “fruit,” stating that merit is vastly amplified at Viṣṇupadī and becomes immeasurably greater during ayana (solstice) times.

Who or what is Viṣṇupadī in this verse?

Viṣṇupadī literally means “(that which is) from Viṣṇu’s foot/footprint,” commonly used for a highly sanctified tirtha or sacred stream associated with Viṣṇu; the verse treats it as a place/time where religious acts yield enhanced results.

What ethical or practical lesson is implied here?

The verse encourages intentional timing and choice of sacred settings for religious practice—suggesting that devotion, pilgrimage, bathing, or charity performed at especially holy places and auspicious times is considered more spiritually potent.