Shloka 58
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
जो मनुष्य पूर्व दिशाकी ओर मुँह करके भोजन करता है, उसे दीर्घायु, जो दक्षिणकी ओर मुँह करके भोजन करता है उसे यश, जो पश्चिमकी ओर मुख करके भोजन करता है उसे धन और जो उत्तराभिमुख होकर भोजन करता है उसे सत्यकी प्राप्ति होती है ।। अग्निमालभ्य तोयेन सर्वान् प्राणानुपस्पृशेत् । गात्राणि चैव सर्वाणि नाभिं पाणितले तथा,(मनसे) अग्निका स्पर्श करके जलसे सम्पूर्ण इन्द्रियोंका, सब अंगोंका, नाभिका और दोनों हथेलियोंका स्पर्श करे
bhīṣma uvāca | yaḥ purvadig-abhimukhaḥ kṛtvā bhuṅkte sa dīrghāyur bhavati; yaḥ dakṣiṇābhimukhaḥ kṛtvā bhuṅkte sa yaśasvī bhavati; yaḥ paścimābhimukhaḥ kṛtvā bhuṅkte sa dhanaṃ prāpnoti; yaś cottarābhimukhaḥ kṛtvā bhuṅkte sa satyaṃ prāpnoti || agnim ālabhya toyena sarvān prāṇān upaspṛśet | gātrāṇi caiva sarvāṇi nābhiṃ pāṇitale tathā ||
Bhishma said: A person who eats facing the east gains long life; one who eats facing the south gains fame; one who eats facing the west gains wealth; and one who eats facing the north attains truthfulness. Having touched fire, one should then, with water, ritually touch (purify) all the vital functions and the whole body—also the navel and the palms—thus observing the proper discipline connected with eating and purity.
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