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Shloka 53

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

विधिं यज्ञफलैस्तुल्यं तन्निबोध युधिष्ठिर । भीष्मजीने कहा--युधिष्ठिर! अंगिरा मुनिकी बतलायी हुई जो उपवासकी विधि है

vidhiṁ yajñaphalais tulyaṁ tan nibodha yudhiṣṭhira | varṣāṇy aparimeyāṇi yugāntāgnisamaprabhaḥ ||

بھیشم نے کہا—اے یدھشٹھِر، جان لو: رشی انگِرا کی بتائی ہوئی روزہ/اُپواس کی یہ ودھی یگیوں کے پھل کے برابر پھل دینے والی ہے۔ میں اسے پھر بیان کرتا ہوں—سنو۔ اس کا پُنّیہ بے شمار برسوں تک یُگانت کی آگ کی مانند درخشاں رہتا ہے۔

विधिम्rule; procedure (rite)
विधिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविधि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
यज्ञफलैःwith the fruits of sacrifices
यज्ञफलैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञफल
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
तुल्यम्equal; comparable
तुल्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतुल्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तत्that (procedure)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
निबोधunderstand; learn
निबोध:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनि-बुध्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
युधिष्ठिरO Yudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिर:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वर्षाणिyears
वर्षाणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ष
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
अपरिमेयानिimmeasurable; countless
अपरिमेयानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-परिमेय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
युगान्ताग्नि-समप्रभःhaving splendor like the fire at the end of an age
युगान्ताग्नि-समप्रभः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयुगान्ताग्निसमप्रभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
A
Aṅgirā (sage)
Y
yajña (sacrifice)
U
upavāsa (fasting, implied by context)

Educational Q&A

Bhishma teaches that disciplined fasting (upavāsa-vidhi), as taught by the sage Aṅgirā, can yield merit equal to that obtained through elaborate sacrifices—highlighting inner restraint and ethical discipline as a powerful form of dharma.

In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira and introduces (or reiterates) a specific fasting observance, praising its efficacy and long-lasting spiritual fruit, comparable to sacrificial results.