Shloka 63
क्षेत्रमध्ये तु पठतः सर्व सस्य॑ प्ररोहति । गच्छत: क्षेममध्वानं ग्रामान्तरगत: पठन्
kṣetramadhye tu paṭhataḥ sarvaṃ sasyaṃ prarohati | gacchataḥ kṣemamadhvānaṃ grāmāntaragataḥ paṭhan |
ビーシュマは言った。「田畑のただ中でこの聖なる名の列を誦する者には、あらゆる作物が芽吹き、よく繁る。また他村へ向かう旅の途上で誦する者には、その道程が安穏にして栄えある結末へと至る。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that faithful recitation of a sacred name-list (nāma-mālā) is believed to generate protective and beneficent results: prosperity in agriculture and safety in travel. The ethical emphasis is on śraddhā (trustful reverence) and disciplined remembrance as supports for welfare (kṣema) in daily life.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and religious observances. Here he states specific ‘fruits’ (phala) of reciting the prescribed name-list: crops flourish when recited in fields, and journeys conclude safely when recited while going to another village.