Shloka 7
अन्नदानफलं (Anna-dāna-phala) / The Fruit of Food-Giving
अहोरात्रेण द्वादश्यां चैत्रे विष्णुरिति स्मरन् । पौण्डरीकमवाप्रोति देवलोक॑ च गच्छति
ahorātreṇa dvādaśyāṃ caitre viṣṇur iti smaran | pauṇḍarīkam avāpnoti devalokaṃ ca gacchati ||
চৈত্ৰ মাহৰ দ্বাদশীত দিন-ৰাতি উপবাস কৰি ‘বিষ্ণু’ নাম সোঁৱৰি জপ কৰা জনে পৌণ্ডৰীক যজ্ঞৰ ফল লাভ কৰে আৰু দেৱলোকলৈ গমন কৰে।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sincere remembrance of Viṣṇu combined with disciplined observance (a day-and-night fast on Caitra Dvādaśī) is presented as a powerful dharmic act that yields great spiritual merit—comparable to a major sacrifice—and leads to an elevated posthumous state (devaloka).
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma and religious duties, he describes a specific vrata: fasting through the day and night on the Dvādaśī tithi in the month of Caitra while contemplating Viṣṇu. He states the promised fruit of this practice—Pauṇḍarīka-yajña merit and attainment of devaloka.