Shloka 153
Karma, Non-Violence, Tīrtha & Gaṅgā Merit, Vaiṣṇava Protection, Śālagrāma Worship, and Ekādaśī as Deliverance
न याति यातनां यामीमिति लोमशतः श्रुतम् । नेदृशं पावनं किंचित्त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते
na yāti yātanāṃ yāmīmiti lomaśataḥ śrutam | nedṛśaṃ pāvanaṃ kiṃcittriṣu lokeṣu vidyate
లోమశుని నుండి నేను విన్నాను—అతడు యముని యాతనకు వెళ్లడు; మూడు లోకాలలో ఇంత పవిత్రమైనది మరొకటి లేదు।
Unspecified narrator/reciter (quoting Lomaśa)
Concept: A supremely purifying practice (contextually: Viṣṇu-bhakti/nāma/Ekādaśī stream) prevents Yama’s torments; its purity is unrivaled in the three worlds.
Application: Anchor practice in what most purifies: steady nāma, remembrance, and vrata with devotion; rely on saintly guidance and lineage rather than self-invented spirituality.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A venerable sage narrates to attentive listeners beneath a banyan tree, while above them a vast cosmic panorama unfolds—three layered realms shimmering like concentric skies. In the lower shadow, Yama’s torments dissolve into light as a stream of sacred sound rises, suggesting that the purifier praised by Lomaśa outshines all other means across triloka.","primary_figures":["Lomaśa Ṛṣi","listening sages/devotees","symbolic Yama (dissolving, optional)","Vishnu’s radiance (implicit/halo-like)"],"setting":"Forest āśrama with a cosmic overlay showing triloka; narrative testimony scene.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["leaf green","sunlit gold","sky blue","earth brown","opal white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Lomaśa seated on a stylized āsana under a gold-embossed banyan canopy; listeners in reverent poses; above, a gold-leaf triloka mandala; below, a dark band where Yama’s imagery fades; ornate borders, rich pigments, and embossed highlights on the cosmic rings.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: Quiet forest discourse with delicate foliage and refined faces; a translucent triloka diagram in the sky like a watercolor halo; subtle depiction of darkness dissolving; cool, lyrical palette and fine detailing on robes and beads.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Sage with bold outlines and expressive eyes; banyan leaves patterned; triloka shown as three stacked registers with bright pigments; Yama’s realm rendered as dark but receding; temple-wall aesthetic and iconographic clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Storytelling pichwai with ornate floral borders; central sage discourse; upper field filled with lotus and circular triloka motifs; lower field shows dark swirls transforming into lotuses (purification); deep blues and greens with gold accents."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["forest birds","soft tanpura","gentle handbell","rustling leaves","quiet audience murmur (very subtle)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: yāmīm+iti → yāmīmiti; na+īdṛśam → nedṛśam; kiṃcit+triṣu → kiṃcittriṣu; lomaśataḥ is ablative ‘from Lomasha’.
FAQs
It states that, as heard from the sage Lomaśa, a person does not go to Yama’s torments—implying that a particular purifying practice or sacred merit described in the surrounding passage protects one from post-mortem punishment.
The verse uses a traditional Purāṇic superlative: the described purifier (typically a tīrtha, vow, or devotional act in context) is praised as unequalled across heaven, earth, and the nether realms.
The verse highlights the transformative power of purification (pāvana)—encouraging sincere engagement in the praised dharmic act, since it is said to remove severe karmic consequences associated with Yama’s judgment.