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Shloka 283

कीर्तयन्‌ प्रयत: सर्वान्‌ सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते । इसी प्रकार नन्दीश्वर

kīrtayan prayataḥ sarvān sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate |

毗湿摩言:“若人克己自持,发心清净,称诵此诸名号,便能解脱一切罪垢。如此,以虔诚忆念并颂扬:难提湿伐罗(Nandīśvara)、伟躯者、众部之长、牛旗之主;又称举掌一切世界之主——伽内沙(Gaṇeśa)、毗那夜迦(Vināyaka);并及温和之众(gaṇa)、鲁陀罗之众、瑜伽之众、部多之众;星宿、诸河、苍穹;鸟王迦楼罗(Garuḍa);以苦行于大地而得成就之大圣;一切不动与动类;喜马拉雅及诸山;四大海;与商羯罗(Śaṅkara)等勇之随从;以及毗湿奴(Viṣṇu)、吉什努(Jiṣṇu)、斯甘达(Skanda)与安毗迦(Ambikā)——凡以清净心称诵其名者,诸罪悉灭。”

कीर्तयन्praising/reciting (the names)
कीर्तयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकीर्तय् (√कीर्त्/कीर्तयति)
Formवर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
प्रयतःself-restrained, disciplined
प्रयतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रयत
Formपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
सर्वान्all (of them)
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formपुं, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
सर्वपापैःfrom all sins
सर्वपापैः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वपाप
Formनपुं, तृतीया, बहुवचन
प्रमुच्यतेis freed, is released
प्रमुच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र√मुच्
Formलट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथम, एकवचन, कर्मणि/भावे (passive sense)

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
N
Nandīśvara (Nandin)
M
Mahākāya
G
Grāmaṇī
V
Vṛṣabhadhvaja (Śiva)
G
Gaṇeśa
V
Vināyaka
S
Saumyagaṇa
R
Rudragaṇa
Y
Yogagaṇa
B
Bhūtagaṇa
N
Nakṣatra
N
Nadī (rivers)
Ā
Ākāśa (sky)
G
Garuḍa
P
Pṛthvī (earth)
M
Mahātmā tapas-siddha (ascetics perfected by austerity)
S
Sthāvara (immovable beings)
J
Jaṅgama (moving beings)
H
Himālaya
P
Parvata (mountains)
C
Catur-samudra (four oceans)
Ś
Śaṅkara
Ś
Śaṅkara-anucara-gaṇa (Śiva’s attendants)
V
Viṣṇu
J
Jiṣṇu
S
Skanda
A
Ambikā

Educational Q&A

Disciplined and sincere recitation of sacred names (nāma-kīrtana) is presented as a powerful means of moral and spiritual purification, capable of removing sin when done with a pure intention.

Bhīṣma is instructing on religious practice and expiation: he lists divine beings, Śiva’s hosts, cosmic elements, and revered figures, stating that chanting their names with purity frees a person from all sins.