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देवानृषिगणांश्वैव नृपांश्व जगतीश्वरान् । सांख्यं योगं च परमं हव्यं कव्यं तथैव च
bhīṣma uvāca | devān ṛṣigaṇāṁś caiva nṛpāṁś ca jagatīśvarān | sāṅkhyaṁ yogaṁ ca paramaṁ havyaṁ kavyaṁ tathaiva ca ||
देवानृषिगणांश्चैव नृपांश्च जगतीश्वरान् । सांख्यं योगं च परमं हव्यं कव्यं तथैव च ॥ एषां कीर्तनमाख्यातं सर्वभूतहितं शुभम् । पुनःपुनः प्रकीर्तनाद् व्याधयः प्रशमं यान्ति कर्मणां च परा पुष्टिः ॥ तस्माद् भारत शुद्धात्मा प्रातःसायं समाहितः । भगवत्कीर्तनं कृत्वा तेषां नामानि कीर्तयेत् ॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that regular remembrance/recitation of revered beings and sacred principles—gods, sages, righteous rulers, and the highest Sāṅkhya and Yoga, along with havya and kavya—purifies the mind, brings auspiciousness, supports one’s actions, and helps remove afflictions when practiced consistently, especially at dawn and dusk.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhishma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira (addressed as ‘Bharata’) on dharmic conduct. Here he recommends a disciplined daily regimen of devotional recitation and remembrance, linking ethical-spiritual well-being with regular practice.