Shloka 13
पृथ्वीपते! जो परम महान् तेज:स्वरूप है
pṛthvīpate! yo parama-mahān tejaḥ-svarūpaḥ, yo parama-mahān tapaḥ-svarūpaḥ, yo parama-mahān brahma, yaḥ sarvasya parama āśrayaḥ, yaḥ pāvana-tīrthādikeṣu parama-pavitraḥ, maṅgalānām api maṅgalam, devānām api devaḥ, tathā yo bhūta-prāṇinām avināśī pitā; kalpasya ādau yasmāt samasta-bhūtāni utpadyante, punaś ca yuga-kṣaye mahāpralaye yasmin te vilīyante; taṃ loka-pradhānaṃ saṃsāra-svāminaṃ bhagavantaṃ viṣṇoḥ sahasra-nāmāni mattaḥ śṛṇu, yāni pāpaṃ ca saṃsāra-bhayaṃ ca dūrīkurvanti. yāni nāmāni gauṇāni vikhyātāni mahātmanaḥ, ṛṣibhiḥ parigītāni, tāni vakṣyāmi bhūtaye.
毗湿摩说道：“大地之主啊！请听我宣说世间之首、轮回之主——毗湿奴世尊的千名。彼为至上之光威（tejas），至上之苦行（tapas），至上之梵（Brahman）；为一切众生之最高归依；为诸净化者（如圣渡 tīrtha）之最净；为诸吉祥之至吉祥；为天神之神；亦为一切众生不朽之父。于一劫（kalpa）之初，万有由彼而生；及一劫终尽之时，众生复于大坏灭（pralaya）中归入于彼。此诸名号能除罪业，并息轮回之惧。今我将宣说那位大魂者的著名名号——依其德相而立之名（gauna），为见咒之圣仙（ṛṣi）所处处歌咏——以成就人之诸愿与福祉。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma frames Vishnu as the ultimate refuge and cosmic source into whom all beings arise and dissolve; hearing/reciting His celebrated names—especially those grounded in His attributes—purifies sin and lessens existential fear, supporting both worldly aims and spiritual liberation.
In the Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs King Yudhisthira and begins the formal preface to the Vishnu-sahasranama, announcing that he will recite the well-known names praised by the rishis and explaining their power to purify and protect from the fear of samsara.