Shloka 142
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
उपवासानिमान् कृत्वा गच्छेच्च परमां गतिम् । देवद्विजातिपूजायां रतो भरतसत्तम,भरतश्रेष्ठ) देवताओं और ब्राह्मणोंकी पूजामें तत्पर रहकर जो इन उपवासोंका पालन करता है, वह परमगतिको प्राप्त होता है
upavāsān imān kṛtvā gacchec ca paramāṃ gatim | devadvijātipūjāyāṃ rato bharatasattama ||
ભીષ્મ બોલ્યા— હે ભરતશ્રેષ્ઠ! જે આ ઉપવાસો કરે છે અને દેવતાઓ તથા દ્વિજ (બ્રાહ્મણો)ની પૂજામાં રત રહે છે, તે પરમ ગતિને પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Observing prescribed fasts, together with sincere reverence toward the gods and the twice-born (Brahmanas), is presented as a dharmic discipline that leads to the highest spiritual attainment (paramā gati).
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma; here he concludes a set of teachings on specific fasts/vows by stating their फल (result): devotion expressed through fasting and worship leads to the supreme goal.