Shloka 36
यः शृणोति नरो भक्त्या पुराणं हरिवासरे । कोटिजन्मार्जितं तस्य पापं नश्यति तत्क्षणात्
yaḥ śṛṇoti naro bhaktyā purāṇaṃ harivāsare | koṭijanmārjitaṃ tasya pāpaṃ naśyati tatkṣaṇāt
ഭക്തിയോടെ ഹരിവാസരത്തിൽ പുരാണം ശ്രവിക്കുന്ന മനുഷ്യന്റെ കോടി ജന്മങ്ങളിൽ സമ്പാദിച്ച പാപം ആ ക്ഷണത്തിൽ തന്നേ നശിക്കുന്നു।
Unspecified (narratorial voice within the Adhyāya; exact dialogue speaker not provided in the input).
Concept: Bhakti-yukta śravaṇa of Purāṇa on Harivāsara annihilates even multi-birth sin immediately.
Application: Schedule weekly/fortnightly listening sessions (temple discourse, home reading, audio śravaṇa) specifically on Viṣṇu-days; listen with attention and reverence rather than as background noise.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"On a day dedicated to Hari, a congregation sits in orderly rows as the Purāṇa is read aloud; the air seems to shimmer with mantra-sound. Above them, an ethereal ledger of countless births dissolves into light, signifying the instant erasure of karmic stains through devoted listening.","primary_figures":["Hari (Viṣṇu) as a radiant presence or icon","Purāṇa-vācaka","devotee-listeners"],"setting":"Temple discourse hall with a raised wooden vyāsapīṭha, garlands, conch and bell, and a visible calendar mark for Harivāsara.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["peacock blue","sunlit gold","white jasmine","emerald green","vermillion"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Hari’s icon on a decorated altar with gold leaf halo, a vyāsapīṭha with the reciter holding a manuscript, devotees listening in bhakti, celestial light beams descending, symbolic karmic scrolls dissolving into golden particles, rich reds/greens and embossed gold ornamentation.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: serene satsang under a pavilion, delicate faces turned toward the reciter, soft morning light, distant riverbank hinted, translucent aura around Hari’s shrine, fine brushwork showing sound-waves as pale ribbons, cool yet luminous palette.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal shrine of Viṣṇu with bold outlines, reciter and listeners in rhythmic composition, stylized sound motifs, bright red/yellow/green pigments, sacred immediacy conveyed through radiating lines from the scripture.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central Hari shrine framed by lotus and floral borders, devotees seated symmetrically, gold-highlighted sound-ripples, peacock-feather blues and deep indigo, intricate textile-like detailing, celebratory yet devotional composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","tanpura drone","soft cymbals","conch shell opening note","murmured responses of listeners"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कोटिजन्मार्जितम् = कोटि-जन्म-आर्जितम्; तत्क्षणात् अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः (तत्+क्षण).
FAQs
Harivāsara means “the day of Hari (Vishnu).” In many Vaiṣṇava contexts it especially points to Ekādaśī, a day dedicated to Vishnu, though it can also broadly mean a Vishnu-sacred observance day.
It makes devotion (bhaktyā) the key condition: hearing sacred Purāṇic teachings with sincere devotion is presented as spiritually transformative, capable of removing even deeply accumulated sin.
It encourages regular devotional listening (śravaṇa) to sacred literature on auspicious days, highlighting disciplined spiritual practice, faith, and moral renewal.