Shloka 80
Karma, Non-Violence, Tīrtha & Gaṅgā Merit, Vaiṣṇava Protection, Śālagrāma Worship, and Ekādaśī as Deliverance
अपि दुष्कृतकर्माणस्तैरेव हतकिल्बिषाः । दिवसे दिवसे वैश्य प्राणायामास्तु षोडश । अपि ब्रह्महणं साक्षात्पुनंत्यहरहः कृताः
api duṣkṛtakarmāṇastaireva hatakilbiṣāḥ | divase divase vaiśya prāṇāyāmāstu ṣoḍaśa | api brahmahaṇaṃ sākṣātpunaṃtyaharahaḥ kṛtāḥ
अपि दुष्कृतकर्माणोऽपि तैरेव हतकिल्बिषाः। हे वैश्य, दिवसे दिवसे षोडश प्राणायामाः कृताः, अहःप्रति ब्रह्महणमपि साक्षात् पुनन्ति।
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Svarga-khaṇḍa 3.31).
Concept: Regular prāṇāyāma has extraordinary pāpa-kṣaya power—so potent it is said to purify even brahma-hatyā when performed daily in a set count (sixteen).
Application: Adopt a consistent, safe daily breath practice (within one’s capacity and under guidance), paired with ethical repair (apology, restitution, charity) rather than despair over past mistakes.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A disciplined householder sits on a clean kuśa mat at dawn, counting sixteen measured breaths with a mālā, while faint smoky silhouettes of past misdeeds dissolve into light behind him. A subtle, compassionate divine presence is suggested through a soft Viṣṇu-like radiance in the horizon, implying that inner purification opens the path to devotion.","primary_figures":["householder (vaiśya archetype)","subtle personifications of pāpa dissolving","implied Viṣṇu radiance (aniconic glow)"],"setting":"simple courtyard altar with kuśa grass, water pot, and a small lamp; dawn sky and quiet village edge","lighting_mood":"golden dawn with purifying haze","color_palette":["saffron-gold","pale sky-blue","smoke-gray","leaf-green","ivory white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a seated devotee on a kuśa mat performing prāṇāyāma with a mālā, surrounded by embossed gold-leaf aura; sixteen small gold medallions around the border symbolizing the count; rich maroon and emerald textiles, ornate yet serene, with sin-forms rendered as fading dark motifs under the gold radiance.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: dawn veranda scene with delicate lines—devotee’s calm face, thin wisps of gray ‘pāpa’ drifting away into the pink-gold sky; minimal architecture, lyrical trees, and a gentle river-like mist; refined palette and contemplative stillness.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized seated posture, rhythmic breath indicated by repeated lotus-like motifs near the nostrils; background in warm yellow and red with green borders; dark pāpa-figures dissolving into lighter pigments, temple-wall compositional symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central meditating devotee framed by intricate floral borders; sixteen lotus rosettes encircling him; deep blue ground with gold highlights, peacocks and cows in the margins as auspicious symbols; devotional atmosphere suggesting purification leading to Viṣṇu-bhakti."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft conch at dawn","mālā bead clicks","gentle wind","distant birds","intentional silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: duṣkṛtakarmāṇastaireva → duṣkṛta-karmāṇaḥ taiḥ eva; prāṇāyāmāstu → prāṇāyāmāḥ tu; sākṣātpunaṃtyaharahaḥ → sākṣāt punanti ahar-ahaḥ.
FAQs
It prescribes performing sixteen prāṇāyāmas every day (divase divase), presenting prāṇāyāma as a regular discipline of purification.
It emphasizes that sustained daily self-discipline (here, prāṇāyāma) is presented as a powerful means of moral and ritual purification, even for grave wrongdoing.
Yes. The verse explicitly states that when performed daily, these prāṇāyāmas ‘directly purify even a brahma-haṇa’ (a slayer of a brāhmaṇa), highlighting the text’s strong valuation of prāṇāyāma as expiation.