Shloka 43
Description of the Worship of the Planets
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः सलक्ष्मीकं हरिं लभेत् । इदं महाराज अगादि तुभ्यं पुण्यं महापातकनाशनं च
sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ salakṣmīkaṃ hariṃ labhet | idaṃ mahārāja agādi tubhyaṃ puṇyaṃ mahāpātakanāśanaṃ ca
Von allen Sünden befreit, erlangt man Hari zusammen mit Lakṣmī. Dies, o großer König, ist dir verkündet worden—an sich heilig und ein Vernichter der schwersten Sünden.
Unspecified narrator addressing a king (mahārāja) within the chapter’s dialogue frame
Concept: Hearing/receiving this sacred teaching frees one from all sins and grants attainment of Hari together with Lakṣmī.
Application: Daily śravaṇa of Purāṇic kathā, nāma-japa, and offering actions to Viṣṇu with a śrī-centric ethic (gratitude, generosity, purity) as a lived form of pāpa-kṣaya.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A royal listener sits humbly before a luminous Purāṇic teacher who gestures toward a vision: Hari standing with Lakṣmī, both radiating compassion as dark smoke-like sins dissolve into lotus petals. The air is filled with floating palm-leaf manuscripts and a gentle shower of sacred flowers, suggesting the teaching’s ‘mahāpātaka-nāśana’ power.","primary_figures":["Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa (Hari with Lakṣmī)","Purāṇic narrator/ācārya","Mahārāja (king)","Attendant sages (optional)"],"setting":"A palace hall transformed into a sanctified sabhā with a small altar, conch, lamp, and open grantha; behind, a visionary sky-realm where Viṣṇu and Lakṣmī appear on a lotus.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sapphire blue","lotus pink","gold leaf","ivory white","emerald green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa standing on a large lotus with ornate gold-leaf halos, gem-studded crowns and heavy jewelry; in the foreground a kneeling mahārāja receives the teaching from a seated sage holding a palm-leaf manuscript; rich vermilion and emerald textiles, temple lamp glow, embossed gold detailing on lotus petals and aureoles.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: an intimate courtly interior with delicate lines; the king sits respectfully near a low wooden desk with a manuscript, while a serene sage points to a soft, cloud-borne vision of Hari with Lakṣmī; cool pastel sky, refined faces, floral carpets, and a subtle lotus motif repeating in borders.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and natural pigments; central Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa with large expressive eyes and layered ornaments, flanked by a sage and king below; warm red-yellow-green palette, stylized lotus and flame motifs, temple-wall composition with symmetrical balance.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Krishna-Viṣṇu as Hari with Lakṣmī amid a field of lotuses; ornate floral borders, peacocks and cows at the margins; the king and sage depicted smaller at the bottom as devotees; deep indigo background with gold highlights and dense lotus patterns suggesting sin-dissolving purity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["temple bells","conch shell","soft drone (tanpura)","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सलक्ष्मीकं = स + लक्ष्मीकम्; इदं महाराज = इदम् (acc. sg. n.) + महाराज (voc.); इदं ... अगादि = इदम् (object) + अगादि (aorist of √गा ‘to speak/utter’ in this context).
FAQs
It says that one attains Hari (Viṣṇu), specifically described as ‘with Lakṣmī’ (sa-lakṣmīka).
By presenting attainment of Hari as the supreme fruit and by framing the teaching as ‘puṇya’ and ‘mahāpātaka-nāśana’—a classic devotional assurance that sincere spiritual instruction and devotion remove even grave sins.
That moral and spiritual purification—freedom from sinful conduct—leads to the highest divine goal, and that accepting sacred counsel is itself purifying and transformative.