Shloka 20
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
पौषमासं तु कौन्तेय भक्तेनैकेन यः क्षिपेत् । सुभगो दर्शनीयश्व यशोभागी च जायते,कुन्तीनन्दन! जो पौष मासको एक वक्त भोजन करके बिताता है, वह सौभाग्यशाली, दर्शनीय और यशका भागी होता है
pauṣamāsaṃ tu kaunteya bhaktenaikena yaḥ kṣipet | subhago darśanīyaś ca yaśobhāgī ca jāyate ||
Aṅgirā spricht: „O Sohn der Kuntī, wer den Monat Pauṣa mit nur einer Mahlzeit am Tag verbringt, wird glückbegünstigt, ansehnlich und teilhaft guten Rufes.“
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moderation and disciplined restraint (taking a single daily meal during Pauṣa) is praised as a dharmic practice that yields auspiciousness, admirable presence, and good reputation—linking ethical self-control with inner and outer well-being.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused setting, the sage Aṅgirā addresses Kaunteya (Yudhiṣṭhira) and enumerates the fruits of specific monthly observances; here he states the merit gained by observing ekabhakta (one-meal discipline) throughout the month of Pauṣa.