Shloka 13
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
द्वितीये दिवसे यस्तु प्राश्नीयादेकभोजनम् | सदा द्वादशमासांस्तु जुह्मानो जातवेदसम्
dvitīye divase yas tu prāśnīyād ekabhojanam | sadā dvādaśamāsāṁs tu juhmāno jātavedasam |
قال بهيشما: «من أكل في اليوم الثاني مرةً واحدة، وداوم اثني عشر شهرًا على إلقاء القرابين في النار المقدسة—أغني جاتافيداس—فإن هذا الانضباط في الكفّ، وهذه العبادة الثابتة، يُثنى عليهما بوصفهما نُسكًا من نُسُك الدharma.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse commends disciplined restraint (eating only once on the specified day) combined with sustained ritual devotion (regular homa to Agni for a year), presenting self-control and steady worship as a dharmic path of purification and merit.
Bhīṣma continues instructing on vows and religious observances, describing a specific regimen: on the second day one should eat only once, and one should maintain offerings to Agni (Jātavedas) for twelve months as part of a sustained vrata.