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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 ||

Disse Bhishma: Aquele que, ao longo dos doze meses, oferece continuamente oblações no fogo sagrado (Agni, o conhecedor de todos os nascimentos) alcança um mérito insuperável, igual ao de mil sacrifícios Aśvamedha. O ensinamento eleva a adoração diária constante e a autodisciplina como um caminho cujo poder ético pode rivalizar até com os mais grandiosos ritos reais.

सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
द्वादशtwelve
द्वादश:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वादश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
मासान्months
मासान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
जुह्मानःoffering (oblation), sacrificing
जुह्मानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootहु
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
जातवेदसम्Jātavedas (Agni)
जातवेदसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजातवेदस्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अश्वमेधसहस्रस्यof a thousand Aśvamedha sacrifices
अश्वमेधसहस्रस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वमेधसहस्र
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
फलम्fruit, result
फलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्राप्नोतिattains, obtains
प्राप्नोति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अनुत्तमम्unsurpassed, supreme
अनुत्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुत्तम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
A
Agni (Jātavedas)
A
Aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice)

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.