Shloka 182
Slaying of Andhaka; Hymn to the Sun; Glory of Brahmins; Gayatri Nyasa and Pranayama
ओंधियो यो नः प्रचोदयादिति करयोर्न्यसेत् । ओंआपो ज्योती रसोमृतं ब्रह्म भूर्भुवःस्वरोम् । इत्युदकस्पर्शमात्रेण पापात्पूतो व्रजेद्धरिं
oṃdhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāditi karayornyaset | oṃāpo jyotī rasomṛtaṃ brahma bhūrbhuvaḥsvarom | ityudakasparśamātreṇa pāpātpūto vrajeddhariṃ
‘ധിയോ യോ നഃ പ്രചോദയാത്’ ജപിച്ച് ഇരുകൈകളിലും ന്യാസം ചെയ്യണം. തുടർന്ന് ‘ഓം ആപോ ജ്യോതീ രസോ’മൃതം ബ്രഹ്മ ഭൂർഭുവഃസ്വരോമ്’ എന്നു ചൊല്ലി ജലസ്പർശമാത്രത്തിൽ പാപശുദ്ധനായി ഹരിയെ പ്രാപിക്കും।
Unspecified (narrative instruction within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)
Concept: By completing Gāyatrī nyāsa and touching water with the ‘āpo jyotī raso’mṛtaṃ brahma’ formula, one is purified from sin and becomes fit to proceed to Hari.
Application: Use water-mindfully: begin the day with a small ablution or sipping (ācamanam) with remembrance; let ‘purification’ include ethical reset—drop resentment, renew vows.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: river
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The sādhaka completes the final line of Gāyatrī and places the mantra upon both hands; the palms glow faintly as if inscribed with light. He then touches a small vessel of water—ripples shimmer like liquid gold—symbolizing sins dissolving, and a subtle vision of Hari appears ahead as a calm, blue radiance drawing him forward.","primary_figures":["sādhaka","Hari/Viṣṇu (subtle visionary presence)"],"setting":"Sandhyā altar with a copper lotā/kalaśa, small water bowl, kuśa grass, and a distant temple silhouette or river edge.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["copper bronze","midnight blue","liquid gold","pearl white","emerald green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: ritual close-up with glowing hands over a copper water vessel; water surface rendered with gold leaf ripples; faint blue Viṣṇu aura in the background with conch and chakra motifs; rich red-green drapery, ornate borders, gem-like highlights on the vessel and ornaments.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate scene of hands and water, delicate ripples, soft moonlit palette; a faint translucent Viṣṇu silhouette in the distance; fine brushwork on copper pot reflections, quiet natural setting with a small shrine lamp.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized hands and vessel, bold outlines; water depicted as patterned bands with gold-yellow highlights; Viṣṇu presence as a blue medallion aura with conch-chakra symbols; temple-wall aesthetic with lotus borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central copper vessel surrounded by lotus motifs; hands glowing with ornamental script-like patterns; deep blue background with gold dots like stars; subtle Viṣṇu symbols (conch, chakra) integrated into floral border, rhythmic decorative symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["water poured softly","temple bells","conch shell","night insects"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ओंधियो = ओम् + धियः; प्रचोदयादिति = प्रचोदयात् + इति; ओंआपो = ओम् + आपः; रसोमृतम् = रसः + अमृतम्; भूर्भुवःस्वरोम् = भूः + भुवः + स्वः + ओम्; इत्युदकस्पर्शमात्रेण = इति + उदकस्पर्शमात्रेण; पापात्पूतो = पापात् + पूतः; व्रजेद्धरिम् = व्रजेत् + हरिम् (द्-आदेशः)
FAQs
It describes mantra-recitation with hand-nyāsa (placing the mantra on the hands) and purification through the simple touch of water, a theme closely related to ācamana and ritual cleansing.
Purification is presented not as an end in itself but as preparation for approaching or attaining Hari, framing ritual purity as supportive of Vaiṣṇava spiritual goal.
Inner intention supported by disciplined practice—mantra, mindful ritual action, and purity—leads away from sin and toward the divine, stressing responsibility for one’s own purification.