Shloka 40
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
सदा द्वादशमासान् वै जुह्मानो जातवेदसम् | अश्वमेधसहस्रस्य फल प्राप्रोत्यनुत्तमम्
sadā dvādaśa-māsān vai juhvāno jātavedasam | aśvamedha-sahasrasya phalaṁ prāpnoty anuttamam ||
ビーシュマは言った。「十二か月のあいだ絶えず聖火に供物を捧げる者—万生を知る火神アグニ（ジャータヴェーダス）に捧げる者—は、千のアシュヴァメーダ（Aśvamedha）祭に等しい、比類なき功徳を得る。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Consistent daily sacrificial discipline—regular oblations to Agni sustained over a full year—can yield spiritual merit comparable to the most prestigious and costly royal sacrifices, emphasizing steadiness and self-restraint over spectacle.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma, he praises a year-long regimen of daily fire-offerings (homa) and declares its fruit to be equal to that of performing a thousand Aśvamedha rites, thereby guiding the listener toward accessible yet rigorous religious practice.