Shloka 101
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
जो लगातार बारह महीनोंतक मिताहारी और जितेन्द्रिय होकर तेईसवें दिन एक बार भोजन करता है, वह वायु, शुक्राचार्य तथा रुद्रके लोकमें जाता है ।। कामचारी कामगम: पूज्यमानो5प्सरोगणै: । अनेकगुणपर्यन्तं विमानवरमास्थित:
yo lagātāraṃ dvādaśa-māsebhyaḥ mitāhārī jitendriyaś ca bhūtvā trayoviṃśe dine ekavāraṃ bhojanaṃ karoti, sa vāyu-śukrācārya-rudra-lokeṣu gacchati. kāmacārī kāmagamaḥ pūjyamāno 'psarogaṇaiḥ, anekaguṇa-paryantaṃ vimāna-varaṃ āsthitaḥ.
Bhishma said: One who, for twelve continuous months, lives on measured food and with mastered senses, taking a single meal only once on the twenty-third day, attains the worlds of Vayu, Shukracharya, and Rudra. There, moving freely and gaining whatever he desires, honored by hosts of apsarases, he dwells in an excellent celestial chariot for a vast span, his merit multiplied.
भीष्म उवाच