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Shloka 13

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

द्वितीये दिवसे यस्तु प्राश्नीयादेकभोजनम्‌ | सदा द्वादशमासांस्तु जुह्मानो जातवेदसम्‌

dvitīye divase yas tu prāśnīyād ekabhojanam | sadā dvādaśamāsāṁs tu juhmāno jātavedasam |

Bhīṣma nói: “Người nào vào ngày thứ hai chỉ ăn một lần, và suốt mười hai tháng không ngừng dâng lễ vật vào ngọn lửa thiêng Agni Jātavedas—sự tiết chế có kỷ luật và sự thờ phụng bền bỉ ấy được tán dương như một pháp hành của dharma.”

द्वितीयेon the second
द्वितीये:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वितीय
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
दिवसेday
दिवसे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिवस
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
प्राश्नीयात्should eat
प्राश्नीयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + अश्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
एकभोजनम्a single meal
एकभोजनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootएकभोजन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
द्वादशtwelve
द्वादश:
TypeAdjective (Numeral)
Rootद्वादश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
मासान्months
मासान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तुindeed/and
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
जुह्मानःoffering (into fire), sacrificing
जुह्मानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootहु
FormPresent active participle (Parasmaipada), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
जातवेदसम्Jātavedas (Agni)
जातवेदसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (Proper/Deity epithet)
Rootजातवेदस्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
A
Agni (Jātavedas)

Educational Q&A

The verse commends disciplined restraint (eating only once on the specified day) combined with sustained ritual devotion (regular homa to Agni for a year), presenting self-control and steady worship as a dharmic path of purification and merit.

Bhīṣma continues instructing on vows and religious observances, describing a specific regimen: on the second day one should eat only once, and one should maintain offerings to Agni (Jātavedas) for twelve months as part of a sustained vrata.