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Shloka 109

मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity

षड्विंशे दिवसे यस्तु प्रकुयदिकभोजनम्‌

ṣaḍviṃśe divase yas tu prakūyādika-bhojanam | sa lagātāra bāraha māsān manasendriyāṇi saṃyamya mitāhārī bhūtvā ṣaḍviṃśe divase ekavāraṃ bhuṅkte | vītarāgo jitendriyaś ca san pratidinam agnau āhutiṃ juhoti | sa mahābhāgo manuṣya apsarobhiḥ pūjitaḥ sapta-marudgaṇānāṃ ca aṣṭa-vasūnāṃ ca lokeṣu gacchati ||

بھیشم نے کہا— جو شخص چھبیسویں دن ایک ہی بار کھانا کھاتا ہے، اور مسلسل بارہ مہینے تک اپنے من اور حواس کو قابو میں رکھ کر کم خوراک رہتا ہے؛ جو بے رغبت، جیتےندری ہو کر ہر روز مقدس آگ میں آہوتی ڈالتا ہے— ایسا خوش نصیب انسان اپسراؤں کے ہاتھوں معزز ہو کر سات مرُدگنوں اور آٹھ وسوؤں کے لوکوں کو پہنچتا ہے۔

षड्विंशेon the twenty-sixth (day)
षड्विंशे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootषड्विंश
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
दिवसेon the day
दिवसे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिवस
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुindeed/but
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
प्रकुयाद्should do/perform
प्रकुयाद्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
एकभोजनम्single meal (once-eating)
एकभोजनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootएकभोजन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
द्वादशtwelve
द्वादश:
TypeNumeral
Rootद्वादश
मासान्months
मासान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
मनःmind
मनः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
इन्द्रियाणिsenses
इन्द्रियाणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्रिय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
संयम्यhaving restrained
संयम्य:
TypeVerb
Rootयम्
FormAbsolutive (ktvā/lyap), Parasmaipada
मिताहारःmoderate in food
मिताहारः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमिताहार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
षड्विंशेon the twenty-sixth
षड्विंशे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootषड्विंश
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
दिवसेon the day
दिवसे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिवस
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
एकवारम्once
एकवारम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएकवार
भुङ्क्तेeats
भुङ्क्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
तथाthus/and
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
वीतरागःfree from attachment
वीतरागः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवीतराग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जितेन्द्रियःhaving conquered the senses
जितेन्द्रियः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजितेन्द्रिय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रतिदिनम्every day
प्रतिदिनम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रतिदिन
अग्नौin the fire
अग्नौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
आहुतिम्oblation
आहुतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआहुति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
जुहोतिoffers (into fire)
जुहोति:
TypeVerb
Rootहु
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महाभागःhighly fortunate/noble
महाभागः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाभाग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मनुष्यःman/person
मनुष्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अप्सराभिःby apsarases
अप्सराभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअप्सरस्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
पूजितःhonored/worshipped
पूजितः:
TypeVerb
Rootपूज्
FormPast passive participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
सप्तseven
सप्त:
TypeNumeral
Rootसप्त
मरुद्गणानाम्of the groups of Maruts
मरुद्गणानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमरुद्गण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अष्टeight
अष्ट:
TypeNumeral
Rootअष्ट
वसूनाम्of the Vasus
वसूनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
लोकान्worlds/realms
लोकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
गच्छतिgoes/attains
गच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
A
Agni
A
Apsarases
M
Maruts
V
Vasus

Educational Q&A

Sustained discipline—moderate eating, restraint of mind and senses, dispassion, and daily fire-offerings—produces spiritual merit that culminates in exalted heavenly attainments.

Bhīṣma continues his instruction on vows and austerities, describing a specific long-term regimen (twelve months of restraint with a single meal on the twenty-sixth day) and the celestial reward: being honored by Apsarases and reaching the realms associated with the Maruts and the Vasus.