Shloka 138
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
जुद्वन्नग्नींक्ष नियत: संध्योपासनसेविता । बहुभिननियमैरेवं शुचिरश्षाति यो नर:
juhvann agnīn kṣaṇ-niyataḥ sandhyopāsana-sevitaḥ | bahubhir niyamair evaṁ śucir aśnāti yo naraḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“凡人若能恒常向圣火中投献供物，按所定时辰自律不怠，虔修桑迪亚（晨昏礼拜），并以诸多戒行而生活——此人由这些克制而得清净，便能以清净与正法而受食。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Purity in eating and living is grounded in disciplined daily religious practice—maintaining sacred fires, performing sandhyā worship, and following multiple niyamas (ethical-ritual restraints).
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma, he describes the conduct of a disciplined householder/observer: one who performs fire-offerings and sandhyā rites and follows many observances, thereby becoming fit to eat in a state of purity.