Shloka 94
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
सदा द्वादशमासान् वै जुद्धानो जातवेदसम् | लोकमौशनसं दिव्यं शक्रलोकं॑ च गच्छति
sadā dvādaśa-māsān vai juhvāno jātavedasam | lokam auśanasaṁ divyaṁ śakra-lokaṁ ca gacchati ||
Bhīṣma nói: “Người nào suốt trọn mười hai tháng không ngừng dâng cúng vào ngọn lửa thiêng—Agni, Jātavedas, đấng biết mọi sinh khởi—thì đạt đến cõi Auśanasa rực rỡ, và cũng đến cõi của Śakra (Indra).”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained, disciplined fire-offering (regular oblations to Agni over a full year) is presented as a dharmic practice that yields exalted spiritual results—attainment of higher celestial realms—highlighting the Mahābhārata’s linkage between ritual steadiness, merit, and posthumous destiny.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma, he enumerates the fruits of specific religious observances. Here he states the reward for one who continually performs offerings to Agni for twelve months: reaching the divine Auśanasa realm and also Indra’s heaven (Śakra-loka).