Shloka 16
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
तृतीये दिवसे यस्तु प्राश्नीयादेकभोजनम् | सदा द्वादशमासांस्तु जुह्दानो जातवेदसम्
tṛtīye divase yas tu prāśnīyād ekabhojanam | sadā dvādaśamāsāṁs tu juhvāno jātavedasam ||
ភីṣ្មៈបានមានព្រះបន្ទូលថា៖ «អ្នកណាដែលរៀងរាល់ថ្ងៃទីបី បរិភោគតែមួយពេល ហើយអស់រយៈពេលដប់ពីរខែ បន្តបន្ទាប់បូជាអាហូតិចូលទៅក្នុងភ្លើងបរិសុទ្ធ (អគ្និ) នោះគាត់ទទួលបានផលដ៏ប្រសើរបំផុតនៃយញ្ញ អតិរាត្រ»។
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained self-restraint in food (eating only once every third day) combined with steady fire-offerings for a full year is presented as a powerful dharmic discipline, yielding merit comparable to the eminent Atirātra sacrifice.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma and religious observances, he describes a specific austerity-and-sacrifice regimen and states the spiritual reward it confers—namely, the highest fruit associated with the Atirātra rite.