Shloka 33
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
सदा द्वादशमासान् वै जुह्मानो जातवेदसम् | सरस्वती गोपयानो ब्रह्मचर्य समाचरन्
bhīṣma uvāca | sadā dvādaśa-māsān vai juhmāno jātavedasam | sarasvatīṁ gopayāno brahmacaryaṁ samācaran |
Sinabi ni Bhīṣma: Siya na sa loob ng ganap na labindalawang buwan ay patuloy na naghahandog ng alay sa banal na apoy na si Agni Jātavedas, pinipigil ang pananalita at isinasagawa ang brahmacarya—habang tuluyang tinatalikdan ang mga kuwintas ng bulaklak, sandal paste, pulot at karne—ay makaaabot sa mga daigdig ng mga Marut at ni Indra.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained ritual discipline (daily fire-offerings), control of speech, and strict brahmacarya—supported by renunciation of sensual/ritual luxuries—are presented as powerful dharmic practices that generate merit leading to exalted heavenly attainments (Marut-world and Indra’s world).
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma, he describes a specific year-long regimen of sacrifice and self-control and states its फल (result): the practitioner gains access to the celestial realms associated with the Maruts and Indra.