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 |
যে দ্বিতীয় দিনে একবারই আহার করে এবং বারো মাস ধরে নিরন্তর জাতবেদস অগ্নিতে আহুতি প্রদান করে—এমন সংযম ও অবিচল উপাসনা ধর্ম্য ব্রতরূপে প্রশংসিত।
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.