Shloka 121
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
एकोनत्रिंशे दिवसे यः प्राशेदेकभोजनम्,जो बारह महीनोंतक सदा सत्यव्रतके पालनमें तत्पर हो उन््तीसवें दिन एक बार भोजन करता है, उसे देवर्षियों तथा राजर्षियोंद्वारा पूजित दिव्य मंगलमय लोक प्राप्त होते हैं
ekonatriṁśe divase yaḥ prāśed ekabhojanam | yo dvādaśa māsān yāvat sadā satyavrate pālane tatparo bhavati, sa ekonatriṁśe dine ekavāraṁ bhuṅkte; tena devarṣibhiḥ rājarṣibhiś ca pūjitaṁ divyaṁ maṅgalamayaṁ lokaṁ prāpnoti ||
Bhishma said: One who, for twelve months, remains constantly devoted to the vow of truth, and on the twenty-ninth day eats only once, attains a divine and auspicious realm honored by the deva-sages and royal sages. The teaching praises disciplined restraint joined with unwavering truthfulness as a path to elevated spiritual reward.
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