Shloka 160
Slaying of Andhaka; Hymn to the Sun; Glory of Brahmins; Gayatri Nyasa and Pranayama
प्राणायामत्रयं कृत्वा गायत्रीं संजपेदिद्वजः । अनेनैव जपेद्यस्तु महापातकसंचयः
prāṇāyāmatrayaṃ kṛtvā gāyatrīṃ saṃjapedidvajaḥ | anenaiva japedyastu mahāpātakasaṃcayaḥ
Nachdem man das dreifache Prāṇāyāma vollzogen hat, soll man die Gāyatrī in rechter Weise rezitieren. Selbst wer von einer Ansammlung großer Sünden belastet ist, wird gereinigt, wenn er sie auf eben diese Weise wiederholt.
Unspecified (narratorial instruction within the Adhyaya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्राणायामत्रयं = प्राणायाम-त्रयम्; संजपेदिद्वजः = संजपेत् + द्विजः; अनेनैव = अनेन + एव; जपेद्यस्तु = जपेत् + यः + तु
FAQs
It prescribes performing the threefold prāṇāyāma (prāṇāyāma-traya) first, and then reciting the Gāyatrī as japa.
It states that even one who has accumulated great sins (mahāpātaka-saṃcaya) is purified by repeating the Gāyatrī in this prescribed manner.
The verse emphasizes disciplined practice and repentance-through-sādhanā: sincere, regulated mantra-recitation paired with self-control (breath discipline) is presented as a means of inner purification.