Shloka 126
यशः प्राप्नोति विपुलं ज्ञातिप्राधान्यमेव च । अचलां श्रियमाप्रोति श्रेय: प्राप्रोत्यनुत्तमम्
yaśaḥ prāpnoti vipulaṁ jñāti-prādhānyam eva ca | acalāṁ śriyam āpnoti śreyaḥ prāpnoty anuttamam || yo bhaktimān puruṣaḥ sadā prātaḥ-kāle utthāya snātvā pavitraḥ san manasā viṣṇuṁ dhyāyan idaṁ vāsudeva-sahasra-nāma suṣṭhu paṭhati, sa mahad yaśaḥ prāpnoti, jātiṣu māhātmyaṁ prāpnoti, acalāṁ sampattiṁ prāpnoti, ati-uttamaṁ kalyāṇaṁ prāpnoti; tasya ca kvacid bhayaṁ na bhavati | sa vīryaṁ tejaś ca prāpnoti, ārogyavān kāntimān balavān rūpavān sarva-guṇa-sampannaś ca bhavati ||
ビーシュマは言った。彼は豊かな名声を得、また親族の中でも卓越した地位を得る。揺るがぬ繁栄と無上の善を得る。暁に起き、沐浴して清め、ついでヴィシュヌを心に観じ、このヴァースデーヴァ千名の讃歌を正しく誦する信心の人は、大いなる名誉と家系の尊崇、確かな富、そして最上の安寧を勝ち取る。いかなる所にも恐れは起こらない。精気と内なる光輝を得て、健やかにして輝き、強く、美しく、あらゆる徳を具える者となる。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady devotion expressed through disciplined daily practice—purifying oneself at dawn, meditating on Vishnu, and reciting the Vishnu Sahasranama—cultivates both inner excellence (fearlessness, vigor, radiance, virtues) and outer well-being (repute, social standing, stable prosperity).
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and religious observances. Here he describes the fruits (phalaśruti) of reciting the Thousand Names of Vasudeva, presenting it as a powerful devotional discipline that yields comprehensive welfare.