fasts bhishma parva

8/13/2019 Fasts Bhishma Parva

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ac&uires the high !erit o a thousand 4orse-sacri ices, and attains to the co!%anionshi%o *rah!anas' daughters endued #ith beauty ca%able o char!ing the hearts o allcreatures These da!sels, %ossessed o such beauty, and so!e o the! %ossessed oco!%le2ion li e that o the lotus and so!e li e that o the sa!e lo#er o the blue$ariety, al#ays ee% hi! in joy = 4e ac&uires a beauti ul $ehicle, that !o$es in beauti ul

circles and that loo s li e the dense cloud called /$arta, $erily, it !ay be said torese!ble also an ocean-#a$e That $ehicle resounds #ith the constant tin le o ro#s o %earls and ge!s, and the !elodious blare o conchs, and is adorned #ith colu!ns !adeo crystals

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and dia!onds, as also #ith an altar constructed o the sa!e !inerals 4e !a es his journeys on such a car, dra#n by s#ans and cranes and li$es or !illions and !illions oyears in great ha%%iness in hea$en 4e #ho asts or ten days and eats only ghee on e$eryele$enth day or a #hole year and %ours libations on his sacred ire e$ery day, #ho ne$er,

in #ord or thought, co$ets the co!%anionshi% o other %eo%le's #i$es and #ho ne$erutters an untruth e$en or the sa e o his !other and ather, succeeds in beholding;ahade$a o great %uissance seated on his car Such a %erson ac&uires the high !erit o athousand 4orse-sacri ices 4e beholds the car o the Sel -born *rah!an hi!sel a%%roachor ta ing hi! on it 4e rides in it, acco!%anied by celestial da!sels %ossessed o great

beauty, and co!%le2ion as e ulgent as that o %ure gold Endued #ith the bla ings%lendour o the Yoga- ire, he li$es or countless years in a celestial !ansion in hea$en,ull o e$ery ha%%iness 7or those countless years he e2%eriences the joy o bending hishead in re$erence unto .udra adored by deities and (ana$as Such a %erson obtains e$eryday the sight o the great deity That !an #ho ha$ing asted or ele$en days eats only alittle ghee on the t#el th, and obser$es this conduct or a #hole year, succeeds inobtaining the !erits attaching to all the sacri ices The car he rides in is %ossessed o thee ulgence o a do en suns /dorned #ith ge!s and %earls and corals o great $alue,e!bellished #ith ro#s o s#ans and sna es and o %eacoc s and Cha ra$a as utteringtheir !elodious notes, and beauti ied #ith large do!es, is the residence to #hich heattains in the region o *rah!an That abode, O ing, is al#ays illed #ith !en and#o!en 0#ho #ait u%on hi! or ser$ice1 E$en this is #hat the highly blessed .ishi/ngiras, con$ersant #ith e$ery duty, said 0regarding the ruits o such a ast1 That !an#ho ha$ing asted or t#el$e days eats a little ghee on the thirteenth, and bears hi!sel inthis #ay or a #hole year, succeeds in attaining to the !erits o the di$ine sacri ice Sucha !an obtains a car o the co!%le2ion o the ne#ly-blo#n lotus, adorned #ith %ure goldand hea%s o je#els and ge!s 4e %roceeds to the region o the ;aruts that tee! #ithcelestial da!sels, that are adorned #ith e$ery ind o celestial orna!ent, that are redolent#ith celestial %er u!es, and that contain e$ery ele!ent o elicity The nu!ber o yearshe resides in those ha%%y regions is countless ) Soothed #ith the sound o !usic and the!elodious $oice o 8andhar$as and the sounds and blare o dru!s and 3ana$as, he isconstantly gladdened by celestial da!sels o great beauty That !an #ho ha$ing astedor thirteen days eats a little ghee on the ourteenth day, and bears hi!sel in this #ay ora ull year, obtains the !erits o the ;aha!edha sacri ice 5 Celestial da!sels oindescribable beauty, and #hose age cannot be guessed or they are or e$er young in


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a%%earance, adorned #ith e$ery orna!ent and #ith ar!lets o bla ing e ulgence, #aitu%on hi! #ith !any cars and ollo#

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hi! in his journeys 4e is #a ed e$ery !orning ro! his bed by the !elodious $oice os#ans, the tin le o Nu%uras, and the highly agreeable jingle o :anchis Verily, heresides in a su%erior abode, #aited u%on by such celestial da!sels, or years as countlessas the sands on the shores o 8anga That !an #ho, ee%ing his senses under control,asts or a ortnight and ta es only one !eal on the si2teenth day, and bears hi!sel inthis #ay or a #hole year, %ouring libations e$ery day on his sacred ire, ac&uires thehigh !erits that attach to a thousand .ajasuya sacri ices The car he rides in is %ossessedo great beauty and is dra#n by s#ans and %eacoc s .iding in such a $ehicle, that is,

besides, adorned #ith garlands o %earls and the %urest gold and graced #ith be$ies ocelestial da!sels dec ed #ith orna!ents o e$ery ind, ha$ing one colu!n and ourarches and se$en altars e2ceedingly aus%icious, endued #ith thousands o banners and

echoing #ith the sound o !usic, celestial and o celestial attributes, e!bellished #ithge!s and %earls and corals, and %ossessed o the e ulgence o lightning, such a !anli$es in hea$en or a thousand Yugas, ha$ing ele%hants and rhinoceroses or dragging that$ehicle o his That !an #ho ha$ing asted or i teen days ta es one !eal on thesi2teenth day and bears hi!sel in this #ay or one #hole year, ac&uires the !eritsattaching to the So!a sacri ice 3roceeding to 4ea$en he li$es in the co!%any o So!a'sdaughters 4is body ragrant #ith unguents #hose %er u!es are as s#eet as those oSo!a hi!sel , he ac&uires the %o#er o trans%orting hi!sel i!!ediately to any %lace heli es Seated on his car he is #aited u%on by da!sels o the !ost beauti ul eatures andagreeable !anners, and co!!ands all articles o enjoy!ent The %eriod or #hich heenjoys such ha%%iness consists o countless years ) That !an #ho ha$ing asted orsi2teen days eats a little ghee on the se$enteenth day and bears hi!sel in this #ay or a#hole year, %ouring libations e$ery day on his sacred ire, %roceeds to the regions oVaruna and Indra, and .udra and the ;aruts and @sanas and *rah!an hi!sel There heis #aited u%on by celestial da!sels and obtains a sight o the celestial .ishi called*hurbhu$a and gras%s the #hole uni$erse in his en The daughters o the deity o thedeities gladden hi! there Those da!sels, o agreeable !anners and adorned #ith e$eryorna!ent, are ca%able o assu!ing t#o and thirty or!s /s long as the Sun and the;oon !o$e in ir!a!ent, so long does that !an o #isdo! reside in those regions oelicity, subsisting u%on the succulence o a!brosia and nectar That !an #ho ha$ingasted or se$enteen days eats only one !eal on the eighteenth day, and bears hi!sel inthis #ay or a #hole year, succeeds in gras%ing the se$en regions, o #hich the uni$erseconsist, in his en


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endued #ith the greatest beauty It is dra#n by lions and tigers, and %roduces a rattle asdee% as the sound o the clouds 4e li$es in such elicity or a thousand :al%as subsistingu%on the succulence o a!brosia that is as s#eet as nectar itsel That !an #ho ha$ingasted or eighteen days eats only one !eal on the nineteenth day and bears hi!sel inthis #ay or a ull year, succeeds in gras%ing #ithin his en all the se$en regions o #hich

the uni$erse consists The region to #hich he attains is inhabited by di$erse tribes, o/%saras and resounds #ith the !elodious $oice o 8andhar$as The car he rides in is %ossessed o the e ulgence o the sun 4is heart being reed ro! e$ery an2iety, he is#aited u%on by the ore!ost o celestial da!sels (ec ed #ith celestial garlands, and

%ossessed o beauty o or!, he li$es in such ha%%iness or !illions and !illions o yearsThat !an #ho ha$ing asted or nineteen days eats only one !eal on e$ery t#entieth dayand bears hi!sel in this #ay or a ull year, adhering all the #hile to truth ulness os%eech and to the obser$ance o other 0e2cellent1 rituals, abstaining also ro! !eat,leading the li e o a *rah!acharin, and de$oted to the good o all creatures, attains to thee2tensi$e legions, o great ha%%iness, belonging to the /dityas


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understandings, and that %ursue their end #ith such steadiness and i2ity o %ur%ose#ithout e$er de$iating ro! their %ath '"

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