Shloka 15
Nāma-mahātmya: Liberation through Salutation, Chanting, and the Mantra “Namo Nārāyaṇāya”
क्षयो भवेद्यथा वह्नेस्तमसो भास्करोदये / तथैव कलुषौघस्य नामसंकीर्तनाद्धरेः
kṣayo bhavedyathā vahnestamaso bhāskarodaye / tathaiva kaluṣaughasya nāmasaṃkīrtanāddhareḥ
Wie die Finsternis beim Sonnenaufgang vergeht und wie das Feuer verzehrt, was es berührt, so wird auch die große Masse an Unreinheit und Sünde durch Saṅkīrtana — das gemeinsame Singen des Namens Haris — vernichtet.
Lord Vishnu (Hari) speaking to Garuda (Vinata-putra)
Concept: Hari-nāma-saṅkīrtana annihilates kaluṣa (impurity) as surely as light removes darkness and fire consumes fuel.
Vedantic Theme: Removal of avidyā-like darkness through divine remembrance; bhakti as a purifier of antaḥkaraṇa enabling higher realization.
Application: Engage in congregational chanting; use kīrtana as a regular practice to counter habitual negativity and moral lapses.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana nāma-mahātmya sequence around 1.228.13–17 emphasizing sin-destruction and death-transcendence
FAQs
This verse states that chanting Hari’s Name has a direct purifying power that destroys accumulated impurities and sins, comparable to sunrise dispelling darkness.
By emphasizing removal of “kaluṣa” (defilement), it implies that devotion through Hari-nama reduces the burdens that obstruct the soul’s auspicious course after death and supports spiritual clarity.
Make regular Hari-nama chanting (japa or kirtan) a daily discipline, especially during distress or moral lapse, as a concrete practice of purification and reorientation toward dharma.