Shloka 109
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
षड्विंशे दिवसे यस्तु प्रकुयदिकभोजनम्
ṣaḍviṃśe divase yas tu prakūyādika-bhojanam | sa lagātāra bāraha māsān manasendriyāṇi saṃyamya mitāhārī bhūtvā ṣaḍviṃśe divase ekavāraṃ bhuṅkte | vītarāgo jitendriyaś ca san pratidinam agnau āhutiṃ juhoti | sa mahābhāgo manuṣya apsarobhiḥ pūjitaḥ sapta-marudgaṇānāṃ ca aṣṭa-vasūnāṃ ca lokeṣu gacchati ||
Bhishma berkata: Orang yang pada hari kedua puluh enam hanya makan sekali, dan selama dua belas bulan berturut-turut mengekang pikiran serta indria, hidup dengan makan secukupnya; yang bebas dari keterikatan, menguasai diri, dan setiap hari mempersembahkan oblation ke dalam api suci—orang yang amat beruntung itu, dihormati para Apsaras, mencapai alam surgawi para Marut (tujuh kelompok) dan delapan Vasu.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained discipline—moderate eating, restraint of mind and senses, dispassion, and daily fire-offerings—produces spiritual merit that culminates in exalted heavenly attainments.
Bhīṣma continues his instruction on vows and austerities, describing a specific long-term regimen (twelve months of restraint with a single meal on the twenty-sixth day) and the celestial reward: being honored by Apsarases and reaching the realms associated with the Maruts and the Vasus.