Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment
Parāśara’s Instruction
मनसा चिन्तितं यच्च यच्च वाचानुकीर्तितम् | सर्व सम्पद्यते तस्य स्तवस्यास्यानुकीर्तनात्
manasā cintitaṃ yac ca yac ca vācānukīrtitam | sarvaṃ sampadyate tasya stavasya asyānukīrtanāt ||
ພີສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: «ສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຄົນໜຶ່ງຄິດໄວ້ໃນໃຈ ແລະສິ່ງໃດທີ່ເຂົາເວົ້າຂໍດ້ວຍວາຈາ ທັງໝົດນັ້ນຈະສຳເລັດແກ່ເຂົາ ໂດຍການສວດທ່ອງບົດສັນລະເສີນນີ້ຊ້ຳໆ»។
भीष्म उवाच
Repeated recitation of a sacred hymn is presented as a means by which a person’s mental intentions and spoken wishes are brought to fulfillment—highlighting the Mahabharata’s emphasis on disciplined devotion and the alignment of inner resolve with righteous speech.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhishma is describing the fruit (phala) of reciting a particular stotra: he assures the listener that whatever is desired in thought or requested in words becomes attainable through its continual chanting.