Shloka 122
य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं यश्चवापि परिकीर्तयेत् । नाशुभं प्राप्तुयात् किंचित् सोअमुत्रेह च मानव:
ya idaṁ śṛṇuyān nityaṁ yaś cāpi parikīrtayet | nāśubhaṁ prāpnuyāt kiñcit so 'mutreha ca mānavaḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : Celui qui écoute régulièrement cet hymne, et celui qui le récite ou le proclame, ne rencontre rien de funeste — ni ici dans ce monde, ni là-bas dans l’autre. L’enseignement souligne la puissance protectrice et purificatrice de l’écoute et de la récitation dévotes, et présente le souvenir constant comme une discipline concrète qui sauvegarde la vie d’ici et celle de l’au-delà.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regular listening to and recitation of the sacred hymn (here, the Viṣṇu-sahasranāma in context) is presented as a dhārmic practice that removes or prevents inauspicious outcomes, benefiting a person both in this life and in the next.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s discourse, Bhīṣma is describing the fruits (phala-śruti) of the Viṣṇu-sahasranāma, assuring Yudhiṣṭhira that those who hear it regularly and those who recite it daily are protected from misfortune in both worlds.