Previous Verse
Next Verse

Shloka 19

मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity

निवर्तनं च तत्रास्य त्रीणि पद्मानि चैव ह । उसे मोरोंसे जुता हुआ विमान प्राप्त होता है और वह सदा सप्तर्षियोंके लोकमें अप्सराओंके साथ निवास करता है। वहाँ तीन पद्म वर्षोतक वह निवास करता है ॥| १८३ || दिवसे यश्नतुर्थे तु प्राश्नीयादेकभोजनम्‌

nivartanaṃ ca tatrāsya trīṇi padmāni caiva ha | divase yajña-caturthe tu prāśnīyād eka-bhojanam ||

Baginya ada pula kenaikan (kembali menuju keadaan yang lebih tinggi), dan tinggal di sana selama tiga ‘padma’ (ukuran waktu yang amat besar). Dan siapa yang, sambil menunaikan Agnihotra setiap hari, selama dua belas bulan makan hanya sekali setiap hari keempat, ia memperoleh buah yang tiada tara dari kurban Vājapeya.

निवर्तनम्returning, turning back
निवर्तनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिवर्तन
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
अस्यof him/this
अस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
त्रीणिthree
त्रीणि:
TypeNumeral/Adjective
Rootत्रि
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
पद्मानिlotuses
पद्मानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपद्म
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
indeed (emphatic particle)
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
A
Agnihotra
V
Vājapeya

Educational Q&A

Steady performance of one’s sacred duties (like Agnihotra) combined with disciplined restraint in consumption can generate merit equal to that of grand sacrifices; inner discipline can substitute for costly ritual grandeur.

Bhīṣma is instructing on dharma by describing a specific observance: maintaining daily Agnihotra while eating only once every fourth day for a year, and stating that this yields the highest fruit comparable to the Vājapeya sacrifice, along with long residence in an exalted state.