Shloka 200
Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment
Parāśara’s Instruction
मनसा चिन्तितं यच्च यच्च वाचानुकीर्तितम् | सर्व सम्पद्यते तस्य स्तवस्यास्यानुकीर्तनात्
manasā cintitaṃ yac ca yac ca vācānukīrtitam | sarvaṃ sampadyate tasya stavasya asyānukīrtanāt ||
பீஷ்மர் கூறினார்—மனத்தில் அவன் எண்ணியதையும், வாயால் அவன் வேண்டிய விருப்பத்தையும், இந்த ஸ்தோத்திரத்தை மீண்டும் மீண்டும் பாராயணம் செய்வதால் அவை அனைத்தும் அவனுக்கு நிறைவேறும்।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Repeated recitation of a sacred hymn is presented as a means by which a person’s mental intentions and spoken wishes are brought to fulfillment—highlighting the Mahabharata’s emphasis on disciplined devotion and the alignment of inner resolve with righteous speech.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhishma is describing the fruit (phala) of reciting a particular stotra: he assures the listener that whatever is desired in thought or requested in words becomes attainable through its continual chanting.