Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तेषां श्रुत्वा प्रतिष्ठानं नामकर्मानुकीर्तनात्‌ । कृत्वापि पातकं घोरं सद्यो मुच्येत मानव:,मनुष्य घोर पातक करनेपर भी उन सबकी प्रतिष्ठा सुनकर तथा प्रतिदिन उनके नाम और कर्मोका कीर्तन करता हुआ उससे तत्काल मुक्त हो जाता है

Transliteration

teṣāṃ śrutvā pratiṣṭhānaṃ nāma-karmānukīrtanāt | kṛtvāpi pātakaṃ ghoraṃ sadyo mucyeta mānavaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: By hearing of their exalted standing, and by regularly recounting their names and deeds, a person—even if he has committed a dreadful sin—may be freed from it at once. The verse underscores the purifying power of remembrance and praise of the righteous, presenting moral renewal as accessible through sincere hearing and recitation.

Word by Word

तेषाम्of them

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

प्रतिष्ठानम्glory/standing (repute)

नामnamed

कर्मdeed/act

अनुकीर्तनात्from/through the recitation (praise)

कृत्वाhaving done/committed

अपिeven/also

पातकम्sin

घोरम्terrible

सद्यःimmediately

मुच्येतwould be freed/is released

मानवःa man/human

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

mānava (human being)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.