Shloka 14
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
अग्निकार्यपरो नित्यं नित्यं कल्यप्रबोधन: । अग्निष्टोमस्य यज्ञस्य फल प्राप्रोति मानव:
agnikāryaparo nityaṁ nityaṁ kalyaprabodhanaḥ | agniṣṭomasya yajñasya phalaṁ prāpnoti mānavaḥ ||
जो मनुष्य नित्य अग्निकार्यात तत्पर असतो आणि नित्य योग्य वेळी जागतो, तो अग्निष्टोम यज्ञाचे फळ प्राप्त करतो।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Consistent daily observance—devotion to fire-rites and disciplined timely rising—is praised as a powerful dharmic practice, capable of yielding merit comparable to the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma (Anuśāsana Parva), he highlights the value of regular household/ritual duties and personal discipline, presenting them as spiritually efficacious and ethically formative.