Shloka 22
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
भगदैवतमासं तु एकभक्तेन यः क्षिपेत् । स्त्रीषु वललभतां याति वश्याश्चास्य भवन्ति ता:,जो फाल्गुन मासको एक समय भोजन करके व्यतीत करता है, वह स्त्रियोंको प्रिय होता है और वे उसके अधीन रहती हैं
bhagadaivatam āsaṃ tu ekabhaktena yaḥ kṣipet | strīṣu vallabhatāṃ yāti vaśyāś cāsya bhavanti tāḥ ||
قال أنْغِيراس: من أقام هذا النذر في شهر فالغونا (Phālguna)—مكتفيًا بوجبةٍ واحدة في اليوم—صار محبوبًا لدى النساء، وصرن مطيعاتٍ لإرادته. ويعرض البيت ثمرة الزهد بعباراتٍ دنيوية، ضمن حديث النص الأوسع عن انضباط الفِرَتَة (vrata) وما يُوعَد به من نتائج.
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that disciplined restraint—specifically a single-meal observance in Phālguna—yields tangible results. It reflects the Mahābhārata’s vrata-literature style, where self-control is linked to accruing merit and socially visible outcomes.
Aṅgiras is describing the phala (promised fruit) of a particular observance: if a person spends the period practicing ekabhakta (one meal daily), he gains attractiveness/affection in relations with women, who are said to become compliant toward him.