ध्यान श्लोकाः
ॐ शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजं ।
प्रसन्नवदनं
ध्यायेत्
सर्वविघ्नोपशान्तये ॥ (1)
For
the eradication of all obstructions, I meditate on Vishnu who wears white
cloth, who is of the radiance of the Moon, who has 4 arms and who has serene
expression in face.
शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशं
विश्वाधारं गगनसदृशं मेघवर्णं शुभाङ्गम्।
लक्ष्मीकान्तं कमलनयनं योगिभिध्याॅनगम्यं ।
वन्दे विष्णुं भवभयहरं सर्वलोकैकनाथम् ॥ (2)
I
prostrate Vishnu, the master of the universe, whose presence is very peaceful,
who reclines on a serpent-bed, who sports a lotus in His navel, who is the lord
of all the deities, who is the support of worlds, who is subtle and
all-pervading like sky, whose complexion is like that of the clouds, whose form
is extremely enchanting, who is the consort of Lakshmi, whose eyes resemble
lotus petals, who is meditated upon by Yogis and who removes the fear of
samsAra, the mundane affairs of existence.
सशंखचक्रं सकिरीटकुण्डलं ।
सपीतवस्त्रं सरसीरुहेक्षणम ।
सहारवक्षःस्थलकौस्तुभ श्रियं ।
नमामि विष्णुं शिरसा चतुर्भुजम् ॥ (3)
I
bow before the 4-armed Vishnu who sports in His hand, the conch and the
discuss, who is adorned with a crown and ear rings named “kuNDala”, who wears
an yellow cloth, whose eyes resemble a lotus and whose chest is adorned with
several ornaments and sports with Kausthubha.
पूर्वपीठिका
श्रुत्वा धर्मानशेषेण पावनानि च सर्वशः ।
युधिष्ठिरः शान्तनवं पुनरेवाभ्यभाषत ॥ (1)
After
hearing all forms of Dharma, the Yudhishtira, still unsatisfied, questioned the
son of Santanu (Bhishma) as follows:
किमेकं
दैवतं लोके किं वाप्येकं परायणम ।
स्तुवन्तः
कं कमर्चन्तः प्राप्नुयुर्मानवाः शुभम ॥ (2)
In
this universe who is the one Divinity at whose command all being function? What
is that one Supreme Status which one should seek to attain? Who is that
Divinity by praising whom and by worshipping whom a man attains the good?
को
धर्मः सर्वधर्माणां भवतः परमो मतः ।
किं
जपन् मुच्यते जन्तुर्जन्म संसारबन्धनात् ॥ (3)
Which
according to you is that highest form of Dharma that is capable of bestowing salvation
and prosperity? What is that by uttering or reciting which any living being can
attain freedom from the cycle of births and deaths?”
Note:
Yudhishtira asked 6 questions, namely:
1.
किमेकं दैवतं
लोके? – who is that One Deity at whose command all deities perform their
respective duties
2.
किं वाप्येकं
परायणम? – what is that supreme status that needs to be achieved
3.
स्तुवन्तः कं?
– who is fit to be extolled
4.
कमर्चन्तः प्राप्नुयुर्मानवाः
शुभम ? – with whose worship (both external & internal), the humanity
achieves the objectives of life ie., 4 purushArthAs
5.
को धर्मः सर्वधर्माणां
भवतः परमो मतः ? – Among all the dharmas mentioned by you earlier, what is the
highest form of Dharma
6.
किं जपन् मुच्यते
जन्तुर्जन्म संसारबन्धनात् – What is that by reciting which any living being can
attain liberation from the cycle of birth and death
भीष्म
उवाच,
जगत्प्रभुं
देवदेवं अनन्तं पुरुषोत्त्मम् ।
स्तुवन्
नामसहस्रेण पुरुषः सततोत्थितः ॥ (4)
Bhishma
replied: He will be free from all sorrows who always praises by the 1000-names
of that all-pervading being who is the master of the worlds, who is supreme
over all deities and who is the Supreme Consciousness. (Note: this sloka is the answer to 6th
question)
तमेव
चार्चयन्नित्यं भक्त्या पुरुषमव्ययम् ।
ध्यायन्
स्तुवन् नमस्यंश्च यजमानस्तमेव च ॥ (5)
By
always worshipping with devotion that Imperishable Supreme Being, by meditating
on Him, by praising Him, by bowing down before Him, the worshipper crosses the
grief (Note: this sloka is the
answer to 4th question)
अनादि
निधनं विष्णुं सर्वलोकमहेश्वरं ।
लोकाध्यक्षं
स्तुवन्नित्यं सर्वदुःखातिगो भवेत ॥ (6)
By
always praising Vishnu, who is without beginning and end, who is supreme lord
of all the worlds and who is the observer of the Universe, one crosses the
grief (Note: the first three parts
of the sloka is the answer to 3rd question).
ब्रह्मण्यं
सर्वधर्मज्ञं लोकानां कीर्तिवर्धनं ।
लोकनाथं
महद्भूतं सर्वभूतभवोद्भवम् ॥ (7)
He
is the protector of Brahma and the Veda. He is the knower of all Dharmas. He is
the enhancer of the reputation of all beings. He is the Supreme Brahman. Out of
Him, all beings and the whole of existence have emerged.
एष
मे सर्वधर्माणां धर्मोऽधिकतमो मतः ।
यद्भक्त्या
पुण्डरीकाक्षं स्तवैरचैन्नरः सदा ॥ (8)
The
constant worship with hymns of the lotus-eyed Vishnu with devotion is regarded
by me (Bhishma) as the highest form of Dharmas. (Note:
this is the answer to the 5th question)
परमं
यो महत्तेजः परमं यो महत्तपः ।
परमं
यो महद्ब्रह्म परमं यः परायणम् ॥ (9)
He
is the Supreme Light of Consciousness. He is the Supreme Controller of
everything. He is the Supreme All-pervading Being. He is the support of
everything and highest Goal. (Note: this
is the answer to the 2nd question)
पवित्राणां
पवित्रं यो मङ्गलानां च मङ्गलं ।
दैवतं
दैवतानां च भूतानां योऽव्य्यः पिता ॥ (10)
The
purest of the pure, the sanctifier of even what is most sacred, the most
auspicious among auspicious beings, He is the Lord of all divinities. He, the
undecaying, is the father of all beings. (Note:
this is the answer to the 1st question. Hence, Acharya Sankara gave
exhausting explanation that runs into pages)
यतः
सर्वाणि भूतानि भवन्त्यादियुगागमे ।
यस्मिन्श्च
प्रलयं यान्ति पुनरेव युगक्षये ॥ (11)
He
is One from whom all beings come into existence at the beginning of a cycle of
time, and He is also the One into whom they all dissolve at the end of the
cycle.
तस्य
लोकप्रधानस्य जगन्नाथस्य भूपते ।
विष्णोर्नामसहस्रं
मे श्रृणु पापभयापहम् ॥ (12)
Thus,
hear from me the hymn that is constituted of a “1000 names” of that Supreme
Vishnu, who is the master of the Universe, who is the subject of discourse of
all scriptures and who is the eraser of all sins and the fear of Samsara.
यानि
नामानि गौणानि विख्यातानि महात्मनः ।
ऋषिभिः
परिगीतानि तानि वक्ष्यामि भूतये ॥ (13)
I
shall for the good of all, recite those name of the Supreme that are expressive
of His attributes and that are famous and hailed by Sages.
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