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
Người ấy được giải thoát cả khỏi những tội như brahmahatyā—điều này không nghi ngờ. Người nào đi pradakṣiṇā quanh Hari và xướng tụng Danh Ngài lớn tiếng.
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.