Shloka 46
The Aśūnyaśayana Vow: Expiation, Viṣṇu’s Theophany, and Liberation for Divyā Devī
संजाता कल्मषैर्हीना वरं वरय शोभने । दिव्यादेव्युवाच । विजयस्व हृषीकेश कृष्णक्लेशापहारक
saṃjātā kalmaṣairhīnā varaṃ varaya śobhane | divyādevyuvāca | vijayasva hṛṣīkeśa kṛṣṇakleśāpahāraka
«لقد صرتِ الآن خاليةً من الدنس (الذنوب). يا جميلة، اختاري نعمةً—اختاري الأفضل.» وقالت الإلهة الإلهية: «لتكن لك الغلبة يا هريشيكيشا—يا كريشنا، يا مُزيل الكرب.»
Divyā Devī (the Divine Goddess)
Concept: When impurity is removed, the devotee becomes fit to receive vara (boon); Devī’s blessing frames Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa as the remover of klesha (affliction).
Application: Use confession, restraint, and sincere prayer to clear mental ‘stains’; then choose boons aligned with dharma (service, devotion, liberation) rather than mere gain.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Divyā Devī stands radiant, holding a lotus and a gesture of blessing, as she declares the devotee purified and invites the choosing of a boon. Beside her, the presence of Hṛṣīkeśa-Kṛṣṇa is felt as a blue, calming aura—like a storm-cloud turned benevolent—while the atmosphere clears as if washed by unseen sacred waters.","primary_figures":["Divyā Devī","Hṛṣīkeśa/Kṛṣṇa (as divine presence or full form)","purified devotee"],"setting":"A celestial court or sanctified temple threshold where boon-granting occurs; faint mandala patterns on the floor, lotus motifs, and incense haze.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["lotus pink","radiant gold","peacock blue","ivory white","vermillion"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Divyā Devī enthroned with gold leaf halo, lotus in hand, abhaya/vara mudrā, richly patterned sari in red-green, beside her Hṛṣīkeśa-Kṛṣṇa with chakra and gentle smile, the devotee below with folded hands, heavy ornamentation and gem highlights, inscriptions of ‘jaya’ motifs in decorative borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a refined palace-celestial pavilion with delicate pillars, Devī offering a boon with soft expression, Kṛṣṇa’s blue form slightly behind in calm support, pale sky gradients, fine textile patterns, minimal gold, emphasis on lyrical serenity after purification.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Devī with bold outlines and stylized eyes, lotus and blessing gesture, Kṛṣṇa as kleśāpahāraka with chakra icon, warm red-yellow-green pigments, symmetrical composition like a temple wall panel, ornamental creepers and lotus borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Devī and Kṛṣṇa framed by lotus garlands and floral borders, ‘jaya’ celebratory feel with rows of lamps, peacocks and cows at margins, deep blue background with gold highlights, devotee small at bottom receiving vara."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","temple bells","hand cymbals (tāla)","soft chorus response","incense crackle (imagined)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कल्मषैर्हीना = कल्मषैः + हीना; दिव्यादेव्युवाच = दिव्या + देवी + उवाच (स्वर-सन्धि); हृषीकेश कृष्णक्लेशापहारक are vocatives; compounds resolved as indicated.
FAQs
Hṛṣīkeśa is an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa meaning “Lord of the senses,” used here as a devotional address emphasizing divine mastery and protection.
Instead of asking for a material boon, the speaker offers a blessing and praise—“May you be victorious… remover of affliction”—which functions as stuti (devotional glorification).
The verse highlights purification as a prerequisite for higher spiritual intent: once freed from moral/spiritual “stains,” one is fit to choose (or redirect) one’s aims toward the divine.