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 ||
ភីෂ្មៈបានមានព្រះបន្ទូលថា៖ «ឱ អ្នកល្អបំផុតក្នុងវង្សភារតៈ អ្នកណាដែលគោរពអនុវត្តការតមអាហារទាំងនេះ ហើយស្មោះស្ម័គ្រនៅក្នុងការបូជាទេវតា និងអ្នកទ្វិជៈ (ព្រះព្រាហ្មណ៍) នោះនឹងឈានដល់ស្ថានភាពដ៏ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់បំផុត»។
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.