Shloka 10
तेषां श्रुत्वा प्रतिष्ठानं नामकर्मानुकीर्तनात् । कृत्वापि पातकं घोरं सद्यो मुच्येत मानव:
teṣāṃ śrutvā pratiṣṭhānaṃ nāma-karmānukīrtanāt | kṛtvāpi pātakaṃ ghoraṃ sadyo mucyeta mānavaḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「彼らの高き位を聞き、またその名と行いを常に語り称えるなら、人は—たとえ恐るべき罪を犯していても—ただちにそれから解き放たれる。ここに示されるのは、正しき者を憶念し讃えることの浄化の力であり、真実の聴聞と誦述によって道徳の更生が開かれるという教えである。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.
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.