Shloka 2536
अध्याय २०८ — इन्द्रियनिग्रहः, सत्याहिंसात्मकवाक्, कर्मफलविवेकः
Restraint of the Senses, Non-harming Truthful Speech, and Discernment of Karmic Consequence
स्वजादन्यकृताच्चैव सर्वपापात् प्रमुच्यते । इस प्रकार सम्पूर्ण देवताओंमें जो चार वर्ण हैं
bhīṣma uvāca | svajād anyakṛtāc caiva sarvapāpāt pramucyate | iti prakāreṇa samasta-devatāsu ye catvāro varṇāḥ, teṣāṃ varṇanaṃ kṛtam | yaḥ prātaḥ utthāya etā devatāḥ kīrtayati, sa svayaṃ kṛtāt tathā anyasaṃsargaprāptāt samasta-pāpasamūhāt mucyate |
Bhishma berkata: “Seseorang dibebaskan daripada segala dosa—baik yang lahir daripada perbuatannya sendiri mahupun yang ditanggung kerana bergaul dan tersentuh oleh perbuatan orang lain. Demikianlah empat ‘golongan’ yang disebut dalam kalangan para dewa telah dihuraikan. Sesiapa yang bangun pada waktu pagi dan melagukan pujian kepada para dewa ini akan bebas daripada seluruh himpunan dosa, sama ada yang dibuat sendiri atau yang diperoleh melalui pergaulan dengan orang lain.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regular morning remembrance and praise of the described deities is presented as a purifying discipline that frees a person from sins arising from one’s own actions and from moral taint acquired through association with others.
Bhishma concludes a prior description of a fourfold classification among deities and states the fruit (phala) of reciting their praise at dawn: release from the accumulated burden of sin, including that gained through contact with others.