Shloka 120
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
सर्वपापैर्विनिर्मुक्तः स्वर्गं चाक्षयमश्नुते । प्राणस्त्रिपुटशृंग्या च व्यानोपानश्च मुद्रया
sarvapāpairvinirmuktaḥ svargaṃ cākṣayamaśnute | prāṇastripuṭaśṛṃgyā ca vyānopānaśca mudrayā
സകലപാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു വിമുക്തനായ साधകൻ അക്ഷയസ്വർഗ്ഗം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. ത്രിപുട-ശൃംഗീ മുദ്രയാൽ പ്രാണൻ നിയന്ത്രിതനാകുന്നു; അതുപോലെ വ്യാനവും അപാനവും മുദ്രയാൽ സംയമിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.
Unspecified (context-dependent; this verse appears as part of an instructional narration)
Concept: Ritual precision (mudrā with ācamana) purifies pāpa and aligns prāṇa-vāyus, yielding enduring merit.
Application: Use small, consistent disciplines—cleanliness, correct gestures, regulated breath—before prayer; treat the body as an instrument for devotion rather than distraction.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee performs ācamana with a distinctive Tripuṭa-śṛṅgī hand-gesture, while faint luminous currents—like subtle wind-streams—spiral around the chest and navel, symbolizing prāṇa, vyāna, and apāna coming into harmony. Above, a soft celestial vista hints at ‘akṣaya svarga’ as a calm, enduring radiance rather than a noisy paradise.","primary_figures":["a meditative Vaishnava practitioner","subtle prāṇa currents personified as light-streams","Vishnu’s presence as an unseen blessing (a faint aura or śālagrāma on altar)"],"setting":"Quiet ritual corner with copper vessel, kusa grass, and a small altar; the background transitions into a translucent celestial sky.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sapphire blue","pale gold","pearl white","smoky violet","copper amber"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: practitioner seated before a small Viṣṇu altar, hands forming Tripuṭa-śṛṅgī mudrā during ācamana; gold leaf used to depict prāṇa currents as ornate swirling filigree, a subtle akṣaya-svarga arch in the upper panel, rich reds/greens in textiles, gem-like highlights on vessels and altar ornaments.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined figure with delicate fingers forming the mudrā, translucent ribbons of light indicating prāṇa-vāyus; soft gradient sky suggesting imperishable heaven, cool blues and gentle gold wash, lyrical minimal architecture and a tiny śālagrāma on a cloth-covered platform.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines of the seated devotee, stylized spiral motifs for prāṇa/vyāna/apāna around torso, a small Viṣṇu niche with lamp; strong red-yellow-green palette with black contouring, temple-wall symmetry and ornamental borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central shrine with Krishna/Viṣṇu presence implied, devotee performing mudrā; swirling lotus-vine patterns double as prāṇa currents, deep indigo field with gold detailing, peacocks and floral borders framing an ‘akṣaya’ celestial canopy motif."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell (soft, distant)","temple bells","steady breath sound","low drone (tanpura)","gentle wind"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: sarvapāpairvinirmuktaḥ → sarva-pāpaiḥ vinirmuktaḥ; cākṣayamaśnute → ca akṣayam aśnute; prāṇastripuṭaśṛṃgyā → prāṇaḥ tripuṭa-śṛṃgyā; vyānopānaśca → vyāna-upānaḥ ca.
FAQs
It states that one who becomes free from all sins attains an imperishable (akṣaya) heaven.
It refers to regulating the vital winds—prāṇa, vyāna, and apāna—through a specific mudrā called Tripuṭa-śṛṅgī.
Purification from sin (moral and ritual cleansing) is linked with disciplined practice and self-regulation, leading to elevated spiritual results.