Bhishma said Hear, O king, with rapt attention, what that Mantra is which was declared by Vyasa. It was ordained by Savitri and is highly excellent. It is capable of purifying a person forthwith of all his sins.
भीष्म उवाच व्यासप्रोक्तमिमं मन्त्रं शृणुष्वैकमना नृप। सावित्र्या विहितं दिव्यं सद्यः पापविमोचनम्॥