Shloka 16
Yayāti’s Proclamation: Spreading the Nectar of the Divine Name
All-Vaiṣṇava Gift
आदित्यरूपं तमसां विनाशं बंधस्यनाशं मतिपंकजानाम् । नामामृतं दोषहरं सुराज्ञा आनीतमस्त्येव पिबंतु लोकाः
ādityarūpaṃ tamasāṃ vināśaṃ baṃdhasyanāśaṃ matipaṃkajānām | nāmāmṛtaṃ doṣaharaṃ surājñā ānītamastyeva pibaṃtu lokāḥ
พระนามนี้มีสภาพดุจดวงอาทิตย์ เป็นผู้ทำลายความมืด ทำลายพันธนาการ และทำให้ดอกบัวแห่งปัญญาเบ่งบาน อมฤตแห่งพระนามผู้ลบล้างโทษ—อัญเชิญมาด้วยจอมเทพ—มาถึงแล้วจริง ๆ ขอให้โลกทั้งหลายดื่มเถิด
Unspecified (narrative voice within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa context)
Concept: Hari-nāma is Āditya-rūpa: it destroys inner tamas, breaks bondage, and makes buddhi bloom like a lotus.
Application: Use nāma-japa at the start of tasks or when confused; treat it as ‘sunrise practice’ that clears mental fog and restores discernment.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vast inner landscape is shown as a night sky within the heart; the syllables of the Divine Name rise as a blazing sun, sending rays that snap dark chains around a seated seeker. From the seeker’s chest blooms a luminous lotus of understanding, each petal inscribed with tiny golden letters of nāma.","primary_figures":["Personified Hari-nāma as a solar orb","a bound seeker","subtle presence of Viṣṇu as the source of the Name"],"setting":"Symbolic ‘inner cosmos’—a meditative space where darkness, chains, and lotus imagery coexist like a visionary mural.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sun-gold","midnight indigo","lotus white","vermillion","soft teal"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a radiant sun-disc formed of Sanskrit syllables (nāma) with thick gold-leaf rays, a devotee seated in padmāsana with broken chains at the feet, a large lotus blooming from the heart, ornate borders and embossed gold, rich reds and greens, divine symmetry and iconographic clarity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate sunrise over a quiet lake, the sun subtly shaped like glowing calligraphy, a lone devotee on the bank as chains dissolve into mist, a lotus opening on the water mirroring the ‘lotus of intellect’, cool blues and warm peach tones, refined facial features and lyrical atmosphere.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, central sun of nāma with concentric halos, devotee figure with stylized chains breaking, lotus motif prominent, flat temple-wall composition, dominant yellow/red/green pigments, large expressive eyes and rhythmic ornamentation.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a grand lotus mandala with a central sun made of repeating nāma calligraphy, petals filled with floral motifs, small devotees around the border in kīrtana, peacocks and cows in the margins, deep indigo cloth, intricate gold highlights and ornate floral frames."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft hand cymbals","distant conch","morning birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: बंधस्यनाशं → बन्धस्य नाशम्; नामामृतं → नाम अमृतम् (समासरूपेण नामामृतम्); आनीतमस्त्येव → आनीतम् अस्ति एव; मतिपंकजानाम् → मति पङ्कजानाम् (समास/संबन्ध-निर्देशः)
FAQs
It likens nāma to the sun: as sunlight removes physical darkness, remembrance/recitation of the Divine Name removes inner darkness—ignorance, confusion, and despair—revealing clarity and right understanding.
It presents the Divine Name as “nectar” to be drunk by all beings, highlighting accessible devotion (nāma-japa/saṅkīrtana) as a direct means to purify faults and loosen bondage.
It urges people to actively “drink” the nectar of the Name—i.e., adopt consistent remembrance and speech aligned with the sacred—because it purifies conduct (doṣa-hara) and supports freedom from binding habits and attachments (bandha-nāśa).