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Shloka 20

मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity

सदा द्वादशमासान्‌ वै जुह्बमानो जातवेदसम्‌ | वाजपेयस्य यज्ञस्य फल प्राप्रोत्यनुत्तमम्‌,जो प्रतिदिन अग्निहोत्र करता हुआ बारह महीनोंतक प्रति चौथे दिन एक बार भोजन करता है, वह वाजपेय यज्ञका परम उत्तम फल पाता है

bhīṣma uvāca | sadā dvādaśa-māsān vai juhvamāno jātavedasam | vājapeyasya yajñasya phalaṁ prāpnoty anuttamam ||

Bhīṣma sprach: „Wer volle zwölf Monate lang unablässig Jātavedas (dem heiligen Feuer) Opfergaben darbringt und sich zügelt, indem er bei aufrechterhaltenem täglichen Agnihotra nur einmal an jedem vierten Tag Nahrung zu sich nimmt, erlangt das unübertreffliche Verdienst, das man dem Vājapeya-Opfer zuschreibt.“

सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
द्वादशtwelve
द्वादश:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वादश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
मासान्months
मासान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
जुह्वमानःoffering (into fire), performing oblations
जुह्वमानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootहु (जुहोति)
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
जातवेदसम्Jātavedas (Agni)
जातवेदसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजातवेदस्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वाजपेयस्यof the Vājapeya
वाजपेयस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootवाजपेय
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
यज्ञस्यof the sacrifice
यज्ञस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
फलम्fruit, result
फलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्राप्नोतिattains
प्राप्नोति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप् (प्राप्नोति)
FormPresent tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
अनुत्तमम्unsurpassed, supreme
अनुत्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुत्तम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
J
Jātavedas (Agni)
A
Agnihotra
V
Vājapeya-yajña

Educational Q&A

Steady daily worship of the sacred fire, combined with disciplined restraint in eating, can yield merit comparable to that of an eminent Vedic sacrifice like the Vājapeya—emphasizing inner discipline and sustained practice over mere grandeur.

In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma and religious observances, he describes a rigorous year-long regimen: maintaining Agnihotra daily, offering oblations to Agni (Jātavedas), and eating only once every fourth day; he then states the spiritual reward as equal to the supreme fruit of the Vājapeya sacrifice.