मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
सदा द्वादशमासांस्तु जुह्मानो जातवेदसम् | फल प्राप्रोति विपुलं देवलोके च पूज्यते
sadā dvādaśa-māsāṁs tu juhmāno jātavedasam | phalaṁ prāpnoti vipulaṁ devaloke ca pūjyate ||
جو پورے بارہ مہینے مسلسل جات ویدس (اگنی) میں آہوتی ڈالتا رہتا ہے، وہ بہت بڑا پھل پاتا ہے اور دیولोक میں قابلِ تعظیم ٹھہرتا ہے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Sustained Vedic worship (offering into Agni) combined with rigorous self-discipline and fasting is presented as a powerful dharmic practice that yields great spiritual merit and leads to honor in devaloka.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma and religious observances, he describes the reward for a practitioner who maintains agnihotra-like offerings for a year while eating only once every twenty-seventh day, emphasizing the exalted result of such austerity.