Shloka 109

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

Devanagari script

षड्विंशे दिवसे यस्तु प्रकुयदिकभोजनम्‌

Transliteration

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 ||

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: “Người nào đến ngày hai mươi sáu chỉ dùng một bữa (sau một thời khóa kỷ luật), và suốt mười hai tháng liên tiếp chế ngự tâm và các căn, sống bằng phần ăn chừng mực; lìa chấp trước, tự chủ, mỗi ngày dâng lễ hiến vào lửa thiêng Agni—người hữu phước ấy, được các Apsaras tôn kính, sẽ đạt đến các cõi trời của bảy đoàn Marut và của tám vị Vasu.”

Word by Word

• षड्विंशे: on the twenty-sixth (day)
• षड्विंशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: षड्विंश
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दिवसे: on the day
• दिवसे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: indeed/but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• प्रकुयाद्: should do/perform
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एकभोजनम्: single meal (once-eating)
• एकभोजनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकभोजन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्वादश: twelve
• Type: Numeral
• Root: द्वादश

• मासान्: months
• मासान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इन्द्रियाणि: senses
• इन्द्रियाणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• संयम्य: having restrained
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम्
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā/lyap), Parasmaipada

• मिताहारः: moderate in food
• मिताहारः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मिताहार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• षड्विंशे: on the twenty-sixth
• षड्विंशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: षड्विंश
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दिवसे: on the day
• दिवसे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• एकवारम्: once
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकवार

• भुङ्क्ते: eats
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• तथा: thus/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• वीतरागः: free from attachment
• वीतरागः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीतराग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जितेन्द्रियः: having conquered the senses
• जितेन्द्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जितेन्द्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रतिदिनम्: every day
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रतिदिन

• अग्नौ: in the fire
• अग्नौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• आहुतिम्: oblation
• आहुतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहुति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• जुहोति: offers (into fire)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभागः: highly fortunate/noble
• महाभागः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मनुष्यः: man/person
• मनुष्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अप्सराभिः: by apsarases
• अप्सराभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• पूजितः: honored/worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सप्त: seven
• Type: Numeral
• Root: सप्त

• मरुद्गणानाम्: of the groups of Maruts
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुद्गण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अष्ट: eight
• Type: Numeral
• Root: अष्ट

• वसूनाम्: of the Vasus
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• लोकान्: worlds/realms
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• गच्छति: goes/attains
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Agni
• Apsarases
• Maruts
• Vasus

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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

What is happening in the narrative?

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.