Shloka 25
नन्दी श्वरो महाकायो ग्रामणीर्वृषभध्वज: । ईश्वरा: सर्वलोकानां गणेश्व॒रविनायका:
nandīśvaro mahākāyo grāmaṇī vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ | īśvarāḥ sarvalokānāṃ gaṇeśvaravināyakāḥ, kīrtayan prayataḥ sarvān sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate |
Bhishma berkata: “Sesiapa yang mengawal diri dan berniat suci, lalu melagukan nama-nama Śiva—Nandīśvara, yang bertubuh besar, pemimpin para gana, yang panjinya bergambar lembu; Tuhan segala alam; Gaṇeśvara dan Vināyaka—sesungguhnya, barang siapa memuji segala kuasa ilahi itu, terlepaslah ia daripada segala dosa.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Disciplined and sincere recitation of divine names (especially Śiva and associated powers) is presented as a means of ethical purification—freeing a person from accumulated wrongdoing and strengthening commitment to dharma.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction (Anuśāsana Parva), he enumerates revered names/epithets connected with Śiva and his hosts, stating that a person who praises them with restraint and purity becomes liberated from all sins.