Shloka 187
Slaying of Andhaka; Hymn to the Sun; Glory of Brahmins; Gayatri Nyasa and Pranayama
सव्याहृतिं तु गायत्रीं पुनर्न्यासं तु कारयेत् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुसायुज्यतां व्रजेत्
savyāhṛtiṃ tu gāyatrīṃ punarnyāsaṃ tu kārayet | sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇusāyujyatāṃ vrajet
വ്യാഹൃതികളോടുകൂടി ഗായത്രിയുടെ പുനർന്യാസം ചെയ്യണം; അങ്ങനെ അവൻ സർവ്വപാപവിമുക്തനായി വിഷ്ണുസായുജ്യം പ്രാപിക്കും।
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Concept: Ritually embodied mantra (nyāsa) with vyāhṛtis destroys sin and leads to Vishnu-union.
Application: Add a brief, consistent nyāsa practice (as taught) to daily japa; pair it with ethical restraint so ‘pāpa-vinirmukti’ is not merely ritual but lived.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner performs nyāsa with calm precision, touching limbs as luminous syllables settle onto the body like tiny seals of light. Above, Vishnu appears in a gentle, distant vision—four-armed, holding conch and discus—his aura drawing the purified soul upward like a golden current.","primary_figures":["Vishnu (Nārāyaṇa)","dvija practitioner performing nyāsa","subtle vyāhṛti glyphs"],"setting":"Lamp-lit home shrine or āśrama hut with a small Vishnu icon, kusa mat, and water pot.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["deep sapphire","antique gold","lamp amber","white sandalwood","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Vishnu in Vaikuṇṭha with gold-leaf halo and ornate jewelry, below a devotee performing nyāsa, embossed Sanskrit syllables on limbs, rich reds and greens, gem-studded vessels, traditional South Indian iconography with lotus pedestal.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate indoor shrine scene with soft lamplight, delicate gestures of nyāsa, Vishnu appearing in a cloud-like vignette above, cool blues and warm amber highlights, refined linework and lyrical calm.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold-outlined Vishnu with characteristic eyes and crown, devotee in profile touching limbs, decorative script bands for vyāhṛtis, warm red-yellow-green palette, temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Vishnu-centered composition with ornate floral borders, the devotee below amid lotus motifs, cows and peacocks in margins, deep blue background with gold accents, mantra syllables integrated as decorative calligraphy."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["single bell strokes","soft conch at end","incense crackle","low tanpura drone","silence after ‘vrajet’"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पुनर्न्यासम् = पुनः + न्यासम् (visarga→r before n). सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः treated as compound with kta-participle vinirmukta.
FAQs
It prescribes performing punar-nyāsa (re-application of mantra placement) of the Gāyatrī mantra along with the vyāhṛtis.
The verse states that one becomes free from all sins and attains Viṣṇu-sāyujya—union with Viṣṇu, a form of liberation.
Disciplined mantra-practice and ritual recollection (nyāsa) are presented as purificatory, aligning the practitioner toward liberation rather than wrongdoing.