Shloka 30
पुण्यं त्रिलोकविख्यातं सर्वपापहरं शिवम् | हिमवानू् पर्वतश्चैव दिव्यौषधिसमन्वित:
bhīṣma uvāca | puṇyaṃ trilokavikhyātaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ śivam | himavān parvataś caiva divyauṣadhisamanvitaḥ ||
Bhishma said: “There is a holy, auspicious power renowned throughout the three worlds, which removes all sin. Likewise, the Himalaya—endowed with divine healing herbs—is itself a sacred presence.” In context, this verse functions as part of a larger protective and sanctifying recitation: by remembering what is universally revered as ‘Śiva’ (the auspicious, beneficent principle) and by invoking supremely pure places such as the Himalaya, one aligns oneself with dharma and seeks purification and safeguarding from moral and spiritual taint.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Remembering and invoking what is universally ‘auspicious’ (śiva) and morally purifying (sarva-pāpa-hara) is presented as a means of cleansing wrongdoing and securing protection; sacred realities—both divine (Śiva/auspiciousness) and terrestrial (the Himalaya)—are treated as supports for dharmic life.
Bhishma is in the midst of an enumerative, protective discourse (rakṣā/śānti-like invocation) in which holy powers and sacred places are praised and called upon; this verse highlights the sin-destroying auspicious principle and the sanctity of the Himalaya as part of that larger recitation.