Shloka 913
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
स लोकान् विपुलान् रम्यानादित्यानामुपाश्षुते । जो लगातार बारह महीनेतक पूरे बीस दिनपर एक बार भोजन करता
sa lokān vipulān ramyān ādityānām upāśnute |
Wika ni Bhishma: Ang gayong tao ay nakaaabot sa malalawak at kaaya-ayang mga daigdig ng mga Aditya (mga diyos na solar). Ang sinumang sa loob ng labindalawang buwang tuluy-tuloy ay kumakain lamang nang minsan sa bawat dalawampung araw, nagsasabi ng katotohanan, tumutupad sa panata, umiiwas sa karne, nag-iingat ng brahmacarya (pagpipigil/selibat), at laging nakatuon sa kapakanan ng lahat ng nilalang—siya’y makararating sa malalawak at maririkit na kaharian ng Diyos-Araw.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that rigorous self-discipline—truthfulness, faithful observance of vows, abstention from meat, celibacy, and active commitment to the welfare of all beings—produces spiritual merit culminating in attainment of exalted solar realms (the worlds of the Adityas/Sun).
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and the fruits of various vows and austerities. Here he describes a specific long-term observance (restricted eating over a year, coupled with ethical restraints) and states its reward: reaching the vast, delightful worlds associated with the Adityas, especially Surya.