Shloka 152
Merit of Causeways and Crossings, Temple Construction Rewards, and the Rudrākṣa Mahātmya
यत्पापं लभते मर्त्यः सर्वं नश्यति तत्क्षणात् । यत्फलं वह्निपूजायामग्निकार्ये घृताहुतौ
yatpāpaṃ labhate martyaḥ sarvaṃ naśyati tatkṣaṇāt | yatphalaṃ vahnipūjāyāmagnikārye ghṛtāhutau
فانی انسان جو بھی گناہ کماتا ہے، وہ سب اسی لمحہ مٹ جاتا ہے؛ جیسے آگ کی پوجا، اگنی کرم اور گھی کی آہوتی سے حاصل ہونے والا پُنّیہ پھل۔
Unspecified (context needed to attribute; likely within a narrator-to-listener dialogue typical of Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)
Concept: Agni-upāsanā and ghṛtāhuti in prescribed fire-rites have immediate pāpa-kṣaya potency.
Application: Maintain daily sacred discipline: even small, sincere offerings (lamp, homa, or symbolic ghee offering where appropriate) paired with ethical living are framed as powerful purifiers.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A quiet yajña-śālā where a disciplined householder-sage offers a thin stream of ghee into a bright, steady sacrificial flame. As the oblation rises, smoky-golden spirals form subtle glyph-like patterns, suggesting sins dissolving instantly into light, while unseen devas receive the offering through Agni’s mouth.","primary_figures":["Agni (personified within the flame)","a dhīra yajamāna (steadfast sacrificer)","ṛtvij priest"],"setting":"Vedic fire-altar with kuśa grass, ladles, ghee pot, and a low wooden seat; minimalistic hermitage courtyard beyond.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["saffron flame-orange","ghee-gold","ash white","ruddy copper","smoke-gray"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a central blazing Agni rising from a square homa-kuṇḍa, the yajamāna offering ghṛta with a golden ladle; heavy gold leaf embellishment on the flame tongues and altar borders, rich vermilion and emerald textiles, gem-studded ornaments on ritual vessels, traditional South Indian iconographic symmetry, halo-like aureole around the fire as divine mouth.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate yajña scene in a forest hermitage courtyard, delicate brushwork showing thin ghee stream into a luminous flame; cool natural background with soft greens and browns, refined faces of priest and yajamāna, lyrical smoke curling into pale gold, subtle Himalayan foothill silhouettes.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines framing a stylized homa-kuṇḍa and towering flame with anthropomorphic Agni visage; natural pigment palette with dominant reds, yellows, and greens; large expressive eyes for the priestly figures, temple-wall aesthetic with ornamental borders of lotus and vine motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a devotional fire-rite tableau framed by intricate floral borders and lotus motifs; deep indigo background with gold highlights; central homa fire rendered as a divine lotus-flame, attendants and ritual vessels arranged symmetrically, peacocks at the border corners, ornate textile patterns throughout."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["crackling fire","soft mantra undertone","temple bells (distant)","night insects or early birds","brief silence after each pāda"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्पापं = यत् + पापम् (त् + प); तत्क्षणात् = तत् + क्षणात् (त् + क्ष); यत्फलं = यत् + फलम् (त् + फ); वह्निपूजायामग्निकार्ये = वह्निपूजायाम् + अग्निकार्ये (म् + अ → म).
FAQs
The verse praises worship of Agni (Fire) and fire-rites, especially the offering of ghee (ghṛta-āhuti), as generating merit that destroys sin immediately.
It teaches that sincere, dharmic ritual action—symbolized by Agni worship and ghee oblations—can purify one’s accumulated wrongdoing and encourage a return to righteous conduct.
Yes. It explicitly refers to Fire as “vahni” (Agni), highlighting the sanctity of Agni-related worship and rites.