Shloka 10
तेषां श्रुत्वा प्रतिष्ठानं नामकर्मानुकीर्तनात् । कृत्वापि पातकं घोरं सद्यो मुच्येत मानव:
teṣāṃ śrutvā pratiṣṭhānaṃ nāma-karmānukīrtanāt | kṛtvāpi pātakaṃ ghoraṃ sadyo mucyeta mānavaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : En entendant parler de leur rang éminent, et en récitant régulièrement leurs noms et leurs actions, un homme—fût-il coupable d’un péché effroyable—peut en être délivré sur-le-champ. Le vers souligne la puissance purificatrice du souvenir et de la louange des justes, et montre que le renouveau moral est accessible par l’écoute et la récitation sincères.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sincere hearing about the exalted standing of the virtuous and regularly recounting their names and deeds has a purificatory force so strong that it can remove even grave sin, emphasizing moral transformation through remembrance and praise of dharmic exemplars.
Vaiśampāyana continues a phalaśruti-style statement, describing the spiritual benefit of listening to and reciting the account—specifically, the renown, names, and deeds of the figures just discussed—assuring immediate release from severe wrongdoing for the listener/reciter.