Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 8736
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
सदा द्वादशमासान् वै सप्तलोकान् स पश्यति । जो लगातार बारह महीनोंतक उन्नीसवें दिन एक बार भोजन करता है, वह भी भू आदि सातों लोकोंका दर्शन करता है
sadā dvādaśamāsān vai saptalokān sa paśyati |
Wika ni Bhishma: “Sa loob ng ganap na labindalawang buwan, namamasdan niya ang pitong daigdig.” Sa ganitong diwa, ito ang bungang espirituwal ng panatang may disiplina sa pagkain—ang sinumang sa loob ng labindalawang buwang sunod-sunod ay kumakain lamang nang minsan sa ika-labinsiyam na araw, ay nakakakita rin sa pitong loka, mula sa Bhū-loka pataas.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained self-restraint (tapas) practiced as a vow is portrayed as generating extraordinary spiritual merit, culminating in expanded perception—symbolized here by ‘seeing the seven worlds,’ i.e., insight into the full cosmic hierarchy.
Bhishma is instructing on vows and their fruits. In this line he states the result of a particular long-term discipline: over the course of a year, the practitioner is said to gain vision of the seven realms.