Shloka 383
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
तत्क्षयादिह चागम्य माहात्म्यं प्रतिपद्यते । इतना ही नहीं
tatkṣayād iha cāgamya māhātmyaṃ pratipadyate |
When the merit earned there is exhausted, he returns to this world and attains eminence and honored standing. The narrative describes the fruit of a righteous act: radiant like refined gold, he ascends a shining aerial car (vimāna), dwells with honor in Brahmaloka for a full thousand years, and then—when that merit is spent—comes back to human life to obtain a distinguished position. The verse underscores that virtuous deeds yield exalted yet finite heavenly rewards, and that merit ultimately ripens into respected status and influence in the world.
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
Meritorious action produces exalted results—radiance, heavenly ascent, and honored residence in Brahmaloka—but those results are finite; when merit is exhausted, one returns and gains worldly eminence. The verse highlights both the power and the impermanence of karmic rewards.
Aṅgiras describes the posthumous फल (result) of a virtuous deed: the doer becomes brilliant, rides a vimāna, lives honored in Brahmaloka for a thousand years, and then, after the merit is spent, returns to this world and attains a significant, respected position.