Shloka 7
Somārcana — Worship and Pacification of Soma (Moon) within Graha-Rites
शांतये सर्वरोगाणां वधबंधविमोचने । एकैकेन तु मंत्रेण होतव्यं च शतंशतम्
śāṃtaye sarvarogāṇāṃ vadhabaṃdhavimocane | ekaikena tu maṃtreṇa hotavyaṃ ca śataṃśatam
సర్వరోగశాంతికై మరియు వధ–బంధ విమోచనార్థం, ఒక్కొక్క మంత్రంతో శతం శతం ఆహుతులు సమర్పించవలెను.
Not explicitly identifiable from the single verse (context needed from Adhyaya 80).
Concept: Through disciplined mantra-homa (fixed counts), one seeks śānti from disease and release from severe karmic entanglements like violence (vadha) and bondage (bandha).
Application: Adopt consistent, measurable practice: daily japa counts, health-supporting sattvic habits, and acts of non-violence/compassion as living ‘homa’—especially when seeking relief from illness or oppressive circumstances.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee performs a hundred offerings, each ladle of ghee falling like a bead of light into the fire, while shadowy chains around a suffering figure dissolve into smoke. In the background, a healer-sage gestures blessings, and the air is filled with mantra cadence—turning pain into release.","primary_figures":["a devotee performing homa","a suffering person being freed (symbolic)","a blessing sage (optional)"],"setting":"Ritual courtyard with homa-kuṇḍa, counting beads or tally marks, and a quiet boundary of trees or temple pillars","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["fire gold","rust red","smoke violet","turmeric yellow","midnight blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dramatic homa scene with thick gold-leaf flames; a devotee offering ghee, a second figure with stylized chains breaking apart; ornate borders and gem-like highlights; rich crimson and emerald accents; sacred count symbolism (100) shown as decorative tally motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: compassionate tableau—soft firelight, delicate depiction of breaking chains as wisps; a serene sage in the corner; cool night blues contrasted with warm flame; refined expressions emphasizing relief and hope.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined figures—devotee at homa, bound figure with chains rendered as patterned bands dissolving; strong reds/yellows/greens; temple mural framing and stylized eyes conveying karuṇā.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symmetrical ritual scene framed by lotus borders; chains dissolving into floral motifs; deep indigo background with gold highlights; mantra-count represented by repeated decorative elements like beads or lamps."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["steady homa fire","soft bell every tenth offering","low drum heartbeat","brief silence at completion"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शतंशतम् → शतम् शतम् (म् + श → ंश; अनुस्वार-सन्धि). वधबंधविमोचने is treated as a tatpuruṣa-type compound phrase; orthography shows बंध for बन्ध; vimocane locative singular.
FAQs
It prescribes a homa-style practice: for each mantra, one should offer one hundred oblations, intended to pacify diseases and remove conditions described as “killing and bondage.”
It indicates “a hundred each”—i.e., 100 offerings per individual mantra (not merely 100 total across all mantras).
It points to a purificatory aim: seeking release from the consequences or constraints associated with harm (vadha) and bondage (bandha), aligning the rite with expiation and inner restoration.