Shloka 26
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
आषाढमेकभ क्तेन स्थित्वा मासमतन्द्रित: । बहुधान्यो बहुधनो बहुपुत्रश्न जायते,जो आषाढ़ मासमें आलस्य छोड़कर एक समय भोजन करके रहता है, वह बहुत-से धन-धान्य और पुत्रोंसे सम्पन्न होता है
Āṣāḍham ekabhaktena sthitvā māsam atandritaḥ | bahudhānyo bahudhano bahuputraś ca jāyate ||
قال أنْغيرا: «من عاش في شهر آشادها (Āṣāḍha) غيرَ متكاسل، مكتفيًا بطعامٍ واحدٍ في اليوم طوال الشهر، رُزق وفرةً من الحبوب، ووفرةً من المال، وكثرةً من الأبناء».
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that steady self-control—specifically, observing a one-meal-a-day discipline throughout Āṣāḍha without laziness—is a dharmic practice believed to generate merit that ripens as material sufficiency (grain and wealth) and family increase (children).
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused setting, the sage Aṅgiras states a result-oriented rule of conduct: a seasonal/monthly observance (vrata) and its promised fruits, presenting ethical discipline as a practical path to well-being.