Shloka 17
शर्वर्यों दिवसाश्चैव मारीच: कश्यपस्तथा । शुक्रो बृहस्पतिरभौंमो बुधो राहु: शनैश्षर:
śarvaryo divasāś caiva mārīcaḥ kaśyapas tathā | śukro bṛhaspatir abhaumo budho rāhuḥ śanaiścaraḥ ||
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—“(ഇനിയും) രാത്രി, പകൽ; മരീചിയുടെ പുത്രനായ കശ്യപൻ; ശുക്രൻ, ബൃഹസ്പതി, ഭൗമൻ/മംഗളൻ, ബുധൻ, രാഹു, ശനൈശ്ചരൻ—ഇവരെയും ഞാൻ സ്മരിക്കുന്നു.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Recollection and reverent naming of cosmic principles (time), rishis (lineage of creation), and grahas (planetary powers) is presented as a dharmic practice that cultivates humility and seeks protection by aligning oneself with the universe’s moral-cosmic order.
Bhīṣma continues a long enumerative litany (nāma-smaraṇa) of revered beings and forces. This verse specifically lists Night, Day, the sage Kaśyapa (son of Mārīci), and several planetary deities (Śukra through Śanaiścara), as part of a broader catalogue invoked for safeguarding and auspiciousness.