Shloka 23
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
चैत्र तु नियतो मासमेकभक्तेन यः क्षिपेत् । सुवर्णमणिमुक्ताढ्ये कुले महति जायते,जो नियमपूर्वक रहकर चैत्रमासको एक समय भोजन करके बिताता है, वह सुवर्ण, मणि और मोतियोंसे सम्पन्न महान् कुलमें जन्म लेता है
caitraṁ tu niyato māsam ekabhaktena yaḥ kṣipet | suvarṇamaṇimuktāḍhye kule mahati jāyate ||
Aṅgirā said: Whoever, observing discipline, passes the month of Caitra by taking food only once a day is said to be born into a great lineage—one enriched with gold, gems, and pearls.
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that disciplined restraint—specifically living through the month of Caitra on a single daily meal (ekabhakta)—is a dharmic observance whose karmic fruit is an auspicious rebirth in a prosperous and eminent family.
Aṅgirā is enumerating the results (phala) of particular vows and austerities. Here he states the merit gained by observing a regulated one-meal practice during Caitra, linking ethical self-control with favorable worldly outcomes.