Shloka 34
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
सुमनोवर्णकं चैव मधुमांसं च वर्जयन् । पुरुषो मरुतां लोकमिन्द्रलोक॑ च गच्छति
Bhīṣma uvāca — sumanovarṇakaṃ caiva madhumāṃsaṃ ca varjayan | puruṣo marutāṃ lokaṃ indralokaṃ ca gacchati ||
بھیشم نے کہا—جو شخص پھولوں کی مالا اور چندن، اور نیز شہد اور گوشت کو ترک کر دے—وہ مرُتوں کے لوک اور اندرلोक کو پہنچتا ہے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that sustained renunciation of sensory indulgences—especially luxury adornments and certain foods like honey and meat—constitutes a meritorious discipline that leads to exalted heavenly attainments (Maruts’ realm and Indra’s heaven).
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma is instructing Yudhishthira on dharma and the fruits of vows and restraints. Here he states the specific reward for a person who practices permanent abstention from garlands/sandal and from honey and meat.