Shloka 14
Praise of Devotion to Viṣṇu
The Supremacy of Hari’s Name over All Tīrthas
ब्रह्महत्यादिभिः पापैर्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः । हरेः प्रदक्षिणं कुर्वन्नुच्चैस्तन्नामकृन्नरः
brahmahatyādibhiḥ pāpairmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | hareḥ pradakṣiṇaṃ kurvannuccaistannāmakṛnnaraḥ
హరి ప్రదక్షిణం చేస్తూ ఉచ్చస్వరంతో ఆయన నామాన్ని జపించు/కీర్తించు మనిషి బ్రహ్మహత్యాది పాపాల నుండికూడా విముక్తుడగును—ఇందులో సందేహం లేదు।
Narrator/teacher voice within the Svargakhaṇḍa discourse (speaker not specified in the provided excerpt).
Concept: Hari-nāma and pradakṣiṇā possess extraordinary pāpa-kṣaya power, surpassing even the heaviest karmic burdens when done with devotion.
Application: Establish a daily practice: circumambulate a Viṣṇu shrine (or tulasī/śālagrāma) and chant the Name audibly with attention; pair it with repentance and resolve to live dharmically.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: temple
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Inside a lamp-lit Hari temple, a devotee walks clockwise in pradakṣiṇā around a dark-blue Viṣṇu murti adorned with tulasī garlands, conch and discus gleaming. With each step he raises his voice in nāma-kīrtana, and shadowy forms symbolizing grave sins dissolve like smoke into the sanctified air.","primary_figures":["Hari/Viṣṇu (arcā-mūrti)","devotee performing pradakṣiṇā","temple attendants (optional)"],"setting":"Stone-pillared Viṣṇu temple with pradakṣiṇā-patha, brass lamps, incense haze, tulasī garlands, conch placed on a pedestal.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["deep indigo","lamp-amber","vermilion","emerald green","antique gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central Viṣṇu arcā-mūrti with heavy gold leaf halo, ornate crown and jewelry; devotee in mid-pradakṣiṇā with hands raised chanting; embossed gold on lamps and temple arch; rich reds/greens, gem-like highlights, and stylized smoke of sins dissipating at the deity’s feet.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate temple interior with delicate lines; the devotee circling in a graceful curve, lips parted in loud nāma; soft lamp glow, refined facial expressions, subtle depiction of ‘pāpa’ as fading dark wisps; cool-warm contrast between indigo deity and amber lamps.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, symmetrical temple composition; Viṣṇu with characteristic large eyes, conch-discus prominent; devotee in rhythmic motion; strong reds/yellows/greens with controlled indigo; decorative borders of lotus and conch motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: shrine-centered composition with ornate floral borders; deep blue field behind Hari, gold highlights; devotee repeated in a circular rhythm to suggest pradakṣiṇā; tulasī garlands and hanging lamps; peacocks and lotuses as auspicious fillers."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","handheld cymbals","conch shell","incense crackle","footsteps on stone"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्रह्महत्या+आदिभिः→ब्रह्महत्यादिभिः; पापैः+मुच्यते→पापैर्मुच्यते; न+अत्र→नात्र; कुर्वन्+उच्चैः→कुर्वन्नुच्चैः; तत्+नाम+कृत्→तन्नामकृत्; तन्नामकृत्+नरः→तन्नामकृन्नरः.
FAQs
Circumambulating (pradakṣiṇā) Hari and loudly reciting His Name (nāma-ucchāraṇa/nāma-japa) are said to free one even from very grave sins.
It places devotional acts—pradakṣiṇā of Hari and vocal repetition of His Name—at the center of purification, highlighting devotion as a direct means to spiritual cleansing.
The verse underscores transformative repentance through sincere devotion: even serious moral failings are not beyond reform when one turns wholeheartedly toward the Divine through disciplined devotional practice.