Shloka 129

Devanagari script

दुर्गाण्यतितरत्याशु पुरुष: पुरुषोत्तमम्‌ | स्तुवन्‌ नामसहस्रेण नित्यं भक्तिसमन्वितः

Transliteration

durgāṇy atitaraty āśu puruṣaḥ puruṣottamam | stuvan nāmasahasreṇa nityaṁ bhaktisamanvitaḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: Người nào đầy lòng sùng kính, hằng ngày ca tụng Đấng Tối Thượng (Puruṣottama) bằng Nghìn Danh (Vishnu Sahasranāma), thì sẽ mau chóng vượt qua mọi gian nan và hiểm nạn.

Word by Word

• दुर्गाणि: difficulties, dangers
• दुर्गाणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अतितरति: crosses over, overcomes
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (धातु) उपसर्ग: अति
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• आशु: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)

• पुरुषः: a man, person
• पुरुषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरुषोत्तमम्: the Supreme Person (Purushottama)
• पुरुषोत्तमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषोत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स्तुवन्: praising
• स्तुवन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नामसहस्रेण: by (means of) the thousand names
• नामसहस्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामसहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• नित्यम्: always, daily
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• भक्तिसमन्वितः: endowed with devotion
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्तिसमन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Puruṣottama (Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa)
• Viṣṇu-sahasranāma (Thousand Names of Viṣṇu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Regular, devotion-filled praise of Puruṣottama through the Viṣṇu-sahasranāma enables one to overcome dangers and hardships swiftly; disciplined bhakti is presented as a practical support for resilience and protection.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma, instructing on dharma and sacred practice, states the फल (result) of reciting/praising Viṣṇu by the thousand names: the devotee who does so daily transcends संकट (durgāṇi) quickly.