Shloka 236
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
अनसूयुरपापस्थो द्वादशाहफलं लभेत् । जो बारह महीनोंतक प्रतिदिन अग्निहोत्र करता हुआ हर पाँचवें दिन एक समय भोजन करता है और लोभहीन
an asūyur apāpastho dvādaśāha-phalaṁ labhet |
Bhishma bersabda: Seseorang yang bebas dari iri hati dan teguh dalam laku hidup tanpa dosa, yang selama dua belas bulan setiap hari melaksanakan Agnihotra, makan hanya sekali tiap hari kelima, serta berwatak tanpa loba, berkata benar, berbhakti kepada para Brahmana, menjunjung ahimsa, dan tidak gemar mencari-cari cela—ia memperoleh pahala yajña Dvādaśāha.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That inner purity and steady ethical discipline—especially freedom from envy and steadfast avoidance of sin—can confer the same spiritual merit as an elaborate twelve-day Vedic sacrifice.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma, he explains to the listener that certain sustained vows and virtues (linked with daily ritual discipline like Agnihotra and moral restraints) are equivalent in fruit to the Dvādaśāha sacrifice.