Shloka 30
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
कार्तिक तु नरो मासं यः कुयदिकभोजनम् | शूरश्न बहुभार्यश्व कीर्तिमांश्नैव जायते,जो मनुष्य कार्तिक मासमें एक समय भोजन करता है, वह शूरवीर, अनेक भार्याओंसे संयुक्त और कीर्तिमान् होता है
Kārtike tu naro māsaṃ yaḥ kuryād ekabhोजनam | śūraś ca bahubhāryaś ca kīrtimāṃś caiva jāyate ||
Aṅgiras said: In the month of Kārtika, a person who undertakes the vow of eating only once a day is said to become endowed with heroic vigor, blessed with many wives, and possessed of lasting fame.
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
Practicing disciplined restraint—specifically, eating only once daily during Kārtika—is presented as a dharmic observance that generates merit, yielding qualities like valor, social prosperity, and enduring fame.
Aṅgiras is enumerating the fruits of specific vows (vratas) and austerities; here he highlights the Kārtika-month observance of ekabhojana (single daily meal) and states the auspicious results attributed to it.