Bhishma said O son, the following names of the celestials with those of the Rishis, if duly recited morning, noon, and evening, destroy all sins.
भीष्म उवाच अयं दैवतवंशो वै ऋषिवंशसमन्वितः। त्रिसंध्यं पठितः पुत्र कल्मषापहरः परः॥