Shloka 23
प्रयागं च प्रभासं च पुण्यं नैमिषमेव च । तच्च विश्वेश्वरस्थानं यत्र तद्विमलं सर:
bhīṣma uvāca | prayāgaṃ ca prabhāsaṃ ca puṇyaṃ naimiṣam eva ca | tacca viśveśvarasthānaṃ yatra tad vimalaṃ saraḥ ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “(Aku menyeru) Prayāga, Prabhāsa, rimba suci Naimiṣa, dan singgasana Viśveśvara tempat terletaknya tasik yang tiada noda. Semoga tīrtha-tīrtha suci ini—bersama segala dewa, resi, makhluk samawi, sungai, gunung, masa dan kuasa kosmik (sama ada disebut atau tidak)—sentiasa melindungi kami.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Remembering and honoring sacred tīrthas and the divine order is presented as a means of purification and protection; it reinforces dharmic conduct by orienting the mind toward what is holy and sin-destroying.
Bhishma is reciting an invocation that names major pilgrimage sites—Prayāga, Prabhāsa, and Naimiṣa—and a Śiva-associated holy locus (Viśveśvara’s seat with a pure lake), as part of a broader protective remembrance that calls upon sacred places and cosmic powers to safeguard the listener.