Shloka 11
(यह मन्त्र इस प्रकार है--) महान् व्रतधारी वसिष्ठको नमस्कार है
bhīṣma uvāca—(ayaṃ mantraḥ evaṃvidhaḥ)—mahān vratadhārī vasiṣṭhaḥ namaskāryaḥ; vedanidhiḥ parāśaraḥ namaskāryaḥ; viśāla-sarpa-rūpa-dhārī anantaḥ (śeṣanāgaḥ) namaskāryaḥ; akṣayāḥ siddhagaṇāḥ namaskāryāḥ; ṛṣivṛndaṃ namaskāryam; tathā parātparaḥ devādhidevaḥ varadātā parameśvaraḥ namaskāryaḥ; sahasra-mastakaḥ śivaḥ namaskāryaḥ; sahasra-nāma-dhārī bhagavān janārdanaś ca namaskāryaḥ.
ビーシュマは言った。「真言はこのように誦される。大誓戒を担うヴァシシュタに敬礼し、ヴェーダ智慧の宝庫パラーシャラに敬礼する。大蛇の広大なる姿を帯びるアナンタ（シェーシャ）に敬礼し、不滅のシッダの群れに敬礼する。諸仙の群れに敬礼する。さらに、至上をも超える至上、神々の神、恩寵を授ける者、万有の主に敬礼する。千の頭をもつシヴァに敬礼し、千の名を帯びる主ジャナールダナに敬礼する。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models dhārmic devotion through humility and reverence: one begins sacred practice by honoring realized sages, perfected beings, and the Supreme Lord. It also conveys an inclusive vision in which Śiva and Janārdana are both praised as cosmic, supreme manifestations.
Bhīṣma is reciting the wording of a mantra. The mantra is a sequence of salutations (namaskāras) addressed to eminent ṛṣis (Vasiṣṭha, Parāśara), cosmic beings (Ananta/Śeṣa, Siddhas), the community of seers, and finally to the supreme divinity—explicitly invoking both Śiva and Janārdana.