Shloka 1053
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
सदा द्वादशमासांस्तु पुष्कलं यानमारुहेत् । जो लगातार बारह महीनोंतक पचीसवें दिन एक बार भोजन करता है, उसको सवारीके लिये बहुत-से विमान या वाहन प्राप्त होते हैं
sadā dvādaśa-māsāṁs tu puṣkalaṁ yānam āruhet |
सदा द्वादशमासांस्तु पुष्कलं यानमारुहेत् । यः पञ्चविंशतिदिने मासस्यैकवारं भुञ्जीत, स द्वादशमासान् निरन्तरं नियमं चरन्, तस्य यात्रार्थं बहूनि विमानानि यानानि च लभ्यन्ते।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Consistent, long-term self-discipline—here, a regulated eating vow maintained for twelve months—is presented as a powerful dharmic practice that generates great merit and auspicious rewards.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma and observances, he describes a specific monthly dietary vow and states the फल (result): the practitioner gains plentiful conveyances (yānas/vimānas), symbolizing elevated fortune and blessed passage.