Shloka 513
Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections
प्राप्रुयादुपवासेन फल द्वादशवार्षिकम् । 'देवदेवेश्वर! इस तीर्थमें तीन राततक पवित्र भावसे रहकर वास करनेसे मनुष्यको बारह वर्षोके उपवासका फल प्राप्त हो'
prāpnuyād upavāsena phalaṃ dvādaśavārṣikam |
Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: Wer hier fastet, erlangt ein Verdienst, das dem Gelübde von zwölf Jahren entspricht. Die Stelle preist die Heiligkeit des tīrtha: Drei Nächte dort zu verweilen, mit gereinigtem und ehrfürchtigem Geist, soll denselben geistigen Ertrag bringen wie langwährende Askese—und betont innere Reinheit und hingebungsvolles Handeln mehr als die bloße Dauer der Entbehrung.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sincere, purified observance—fasting and reverent residence at a sacred tīrtha—can yield immense spiritual merit, symbolically equated with the fruit of a twelve-year austerity. It highlights intention and sanctified context as amplifiers of ethical and spiritual practice.
Vaiśaṃpāyana is describing the extraordinary efficacy of a particular pilgrimage observance: fasting (and, in the accompanying explanation, staying for three nights with a pure mind) at the tīrtha is praised as granting great religious merit.