Sloka 11: Tam Eva

Introduction

In the previous post, we saw that Bhishma answers one by one, in a different order, the six questions raised by Yiudhishtra. We also saw what the tenth Sloka was. 

Sloka 11

Transliteration

tam eva cārcayan nityaṃ bhaktyā puruṣam avyayam |

dhyāyan stuvan namasyaṃśca yajamānas tam eva ca || 11 ||

Meaning

And engaged in worshipping Him with devotion, meditating upon Him, glorifying Him, offering

obeisance and adoring Him (Pandit U.Ve. Sri Rama Ramanuja Achari)

Comment

This sloka is the answer to the fourth question.Readers may recollect that the fourth question was: "Which is the deity whose name has to be chanted?". To this, Bhishma says the eternal and unchanging Lord Krishna is the one who should be worshiped, meditated upon, glorified, and held in deep reverence. 

Note that this sloka does not seem to be complete from a grammatical point of view without reading the next sloka. However, what is implied that a person who does what Bhishma says will be released from the cycle of birth and death.

தமிழில் விளக்கம் (Tamil Explanation)

இந்த ஸ்லோகத்தின் பொருள் கீழ்வருமாறு:

"மாறுபாடற்ற அந்தப் புருஷனையே பக்தியுடன் அர்ச்சித்தும் அவனையே மேலும் த்யானித்தும் புகழ்ந்தும் நமஸ்கரித்தும் வழிபடுவன்;"

இந்த ஸ்லோகம் யுதிஷ்டிரரின் நான்காவது கேள்விக்கு பதிலாகும்.

[அண்ணாவின் உரை (ராமகிருஷ்ணா மடம்) மற்றும் சூர்யமூர்த்தி உரை ]