Shloka 11
(यह मन्त्र इस प्रकार है--) महान् व्रतधारी वसिष्ठको नमस्कार है
bhīṣma uvāca—(ayaṃ mantraḥ evaṃvidhaḥ)—mahān vratadhārī vasiṣṭhaḥ namaskāryaḥ; vedanidhiḥ parāśaraḥ namaskāryaḥ; viśāla-sarpa-rūpa-dhārī anantaḥ (śeṣanāgaḥ) namaskāryaḥ; akṣayāḥ siddhagaṇāḥ namaskāryāḥ; ṛṣivṛndaṃ namaskāryam; tathā parātparaḥ devādhidevaḥ varadātā parameśvaraḥ namaskāryaḥ; sahasra-mastakaḥ śivaḥ namaskāryaḥ; sahasra-nāma-dhārī bhagavān janārdanaś ca namaskāryaḥ.
ଏହି ମନ୍ତ୍ର ଏପରି ଜପ କରାଯାଏ—ମହାବ୍ରତଧାରୀ ବସିଷ୍ଠଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର; ବେଦନିଧି ପରାଶରଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର; ବିଶାଳ ମହୋରଗ-ସ୍ୱରୂପ ଅନନ୍ତ (ଶେଷ)ଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର; ଏଠାରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ଅକ୍ଷୟ ସିଦ୍ଧଗଣଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର; ଋଷିବୃନ୍ଦଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର; ଏବଂ ପରାତ୍ପର, ଦେବାଧିଦେବ, ବରଦାତା ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର। ସହସ୍ରମସ୍ତକ ଶିବଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର ଓ ସହସ୍ରନାମଧାରୀ ଭଗବାନ୍ ଜନାର୍ଦ୍ଦନଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models dhārmic devotion through humility and reverence: one begins sacred practice by honoring realized sages, perfected beings, and the Supreme Lord. It also conveys an inclusive vision in which Śiva and Janārdana are both praised as cosmic, supreme manifestations.
Bhīṣma is reciting the wording of a mantra. The mantra is a sequence of salutations (namaskāras) addressed to eminent ṛṣis (Vasiṣṭha, Parāśara), cosmic beings (Ananta/Śeṣa, Siddhas), the community of seers, and finally to the supreme divinity—explicitly invoking both Śiva and Janārdana.