Shloka 125
भक्तिमान् यः सदोत्थाय शुचिस्तद्गतमानस: । सहसतं वासुदेवस्य नाम्नामेतत् प्रकीर्तयेत्
bhaktimān yaḥ sadotthāya śucis tadgatamānasaḥ | sahasraṁ vāsudevasya nāmnām etat prakīrtayet ||
Siapa yang berbhakti—senantiasa bangun saat fajar, menyucikan diri, dan menambatkan batin kepada-Nya—lalu melantunkan dengan benar seribu nama Vāsudeva ini, ia memperoleh kemasyhuran besar dan kehormatan di tengah manusia, meraih kemakmuran yang teguh, serta sampai pada kesejahteraan tertinggi. Tiada ketakutan menimpanya di mana pun; ia memperoleh daya dan cahaya batin, menjadi sehat, bercahaya, kuat, elok rupa, dan berhias segala kebajikan.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady devotion expressed through disciplined morning purity and focused remembrance, culminating in the recitation of Vāsudeva’s thousand names, is presented as a powerful dhārmic practice that yields inner fearlessness and comprehensive well-being—ethical excellence, vitality, and stable prosperity.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira by praising the practice of chanting the Vāsudeva-sahasranāma, describing the qualities of the practitioner and the fruits that follow from such devoted recitation.