Shloka 7
Brahmavākya
Brahmā’s Pronouncement on Hari-nāma and the Non-punishability of Viṣṇu’s Devotees
यन्नामोच्चारणान्मोक्षः कथं न तदुपोषणे । यस्मिन्संगीयते सोऽपि चिंत्यते पुरुषोत्तमः ॥ ७ ॥
yannāmoccāraṇānmokṣaḥ kathaṃ na tadupoṣaṇe | yasminsaṃgīyate so'pi ciṃtyate puruṣottamaḥ || 7 ||
যাঁর নামোচ্চারণেই মোক্ষ হয়, তাঁর উদ্দেশ্যে উপবাস করলে মোক্ষ কীভাবে না হবে? আর যখন তাঁর নাম গীত হয়, তখন পুরুষোত্তমের ধ্যানও অবশ্যম্ভাবী।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a didactic dialogue style typical of the Narada Purana)
Vrata: Upavāsa (fasting) for Hari (general; not a named vrata)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse elevates Viṣṇu’s Name as intrinsically liberating and argues that vrata-practices like fasting are powerful because they intensify remembrance and contemplation of Puruṣottama.
It presents bhakti as accessible through nāma-uccāraṇa (recitation) and saṅkīrtana (devotional singing), where vocal devotion naturally becomes mental absorption (cintana) in the Supreme Lord.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ritual discipline (vrata/upoṣaṇa) aligned with mantra-like name-recitation and devotional singing.