Shloka 125
भक्तिमान् यः सदोत्थाय शुचिस्तद्गतमानस: । सहसतं वासुदेवस्य नाम्नामेतत् प्रकीर्तयेत्
bhaktimān yaḥ sadotthāya śucis tadgatamānasaḥ | sahasraṁ vāsudevasya nāmnām etat prakīrtayet ||
Bhīṣma berkata: Sesiapa yang berbakti—sentiasa bangun pada waktu fajar, menyucikan diri, dan menumpukan minda kepada-Nya—lalu melafazkan dengan sempurna litani seribu nama Vāsudeva ini, akan memperoleh kemasyhuran besar dan kedudukan mulia di kalangan manusia, mencapai kemakmuran yang teguh, serta meraih kebajikan tertinggi. Tiada ketakutan menimpanya di mana-mana; dia memperoleh daya dan sinar rohani, menjadi sihat, berseri, kuat, tampan, dan lengkap dengan segala kebajikan.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady devotion expressed through disciplined morning purity and focused remembrance, culminating in the recitation of Vāsudeva’s thousand names, is presented as a powerful dhārmic practice that yields inner fearlessness and comprehensive well-being—ethical excellence, vitality, and stable prosperity.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira by praising the practice of chanting the Vāsudeva-sahasranāma, describing the qualities of the practitioner and the fruits that follow from such devoted recitation.