Shloka 118
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
सदा द्वादशमासांस्तु जितात्मा विजितेन्द्रिय: । फल देवर्षिचरितं विपुलं समुपाश्ुते
sadā dvādaśa-māsāṁs tu jitātmā vijitendriyaḥ | phalaṁ devarṣi-caritaṁ vipulaṁ samupāśnute ||
Bhīṣma dit : Celui qui, durant douze mois, demeure constamment maître de soi et vainqueur des sens, ne prenant nourriture qu’une fois le vingt-huitième jour, en vient à jouir du fruit abondant que l’on dit être celui des rishis divins.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained mastery over mind and senses, expressed through rigorous regulated eating, is presented as a dharmic discipline that yields exalted spiritual merit comparable to that of divine seers.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma and vows, he describes the fruit of a severe year-long regimen: the practitioner eats only once every twenty-eight days and thereby attains a great reward associated with the devarshis.