Shloka 7
Brahmavākya
Brahmā’s Pronouncement on Hari-nāma and the Non-punishability of Viṣṇu’s Devotees
यन्नामोच्चारणान्मोक्षः कथं न तदुपोषणे । यस्मिन्संगीयते सोऽपि चिंत्यते पुरुषोत्तमः ॥ ७ ॥
yannāmoccāraṇānmokṣaḥ kathaṃ na tadupoṣaṇe | yasminsaṃgīyate so'pi ciṃtyate puruṣottamaḥ || 7 ||
جس کے نام کے صرف اُچارنے سے نجات ملتی ہے، پھر اس کے لیے رکھا گیا اُپواس نجات کیوں نہ دے؟ اور جب اس کا نام گایا جاتا ہے تو پُروشوتّم کا دھیان بھی ہو جاتا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a didactic dialogue style typical of the Narada Purana)
Vrata: Upavāsa (fasting) for Hari (general; not a named vrata)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse elevates Viṣṇu’s Name as intrinsically liberating and argues that vrata-practices like fasting are powerful because they intensify remembrance and contemplation of Puruṣottama.
It presents bhakti as accessible through nāma-uccāraṇa (recitation) and saṅkīrtana (devotional singing), where vocal devotion naturally becomes mental absorption (cintana) in the Supreme Lord.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ritual discipline (vrata/upoṣaṇa) aligned with mantra-like name-recitation and devotional singing.