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Shloka 4

अन्नदानफलं (Anna-dāna-phala) / The Fruit of Food-Giving

तथैव पौषमासे तु पूज्यो नारायणेति च । वाजपेयमवाप्रोति सिद्धि च परमां व्रजेत्‌,इसी प्रकार पौषमासमें द्वादशी तिथिको उपवासपूर्वक भगवान्‌ नारायणकी पूजा करनी चाहिये। ऐसा करनेवाले पुरुषको वाजपेय यज्ञका फल मिलता है और वह परम सिद्धिको प्राप्त हो जाता है

tathaiva pauṣamāse tu pūjyo nārāyaṇeti ca | vājapeyam avāpnoti siddhiṁ ca paramāṁ vrajet ||

وكذلك في شهر باوشا، ينبغي أن يُعبَد نارايانا مع التزام الصوم في يوم الدوادشي. من أقام هذه العبادة نال ثوابًا يعادل قربان الفاجابِيا، وبلغ أسمى مراتب التحقيق الروحي.

तथाthus, in the same way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
पौष-मासेin the month of Pauṣa
पौष-मासे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपौषमास
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तुbut/and (emphatic)
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
पूज्यःto be worshipped, worthy of worship
पूज्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपूज्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नारायणःNārāyaṇa
नारायणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनारायण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वाजपेयम्Vājapeya (sacrifice/rite)
वाजपेयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाजपेय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अवाप्नोतिobtains, attains
अवाप्नोति:
TypeVerb
Rootअव-आप्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सिद्धिम्success, accomplishment
सिद्धिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्धि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
परमाम्supreme, highest
परमाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
व्रजेत्would go/attain, may reach
व्रजेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootव्रज्
FormOptative (Potential), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
N
Nārāyaṇa
P
Pauṣa (month)
D
Dvādaśī (12th lunar day, implied by context)
V
Vājapeya (sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

That disciplined devotion—specifically worship of Nārāyaṇa in Pauṣa with a Dvādaśī fast—can confer merit comparable to an elaborate Vedic sacrifice (Vājapeya) and lead toward the highest spiritual accomplishment (paramā siddhi).

In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma (Anuśāsana Parva), he continues prescribing sacred observances and their fruits, here recommending a Pauṣa-month worship of Nārāyaṇa (with fasting on Dvādaśī) and stating the exalted reward associated with it.