Shloka 22
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
भगदैवतमासं तु एकभक्तेन यः क्षिपेत् । स्त्रीषु वललभतां याति वश्याश्चास्य भवन्ति ता:,जो फाल्गुन मासको एक समय भोजन करके व्यतीत करता है, वह स्त्रियोंको प्रिय होता है और वे उसके अधीन रहती हैं
bhagadaivatam āsaṃ tu ekabhaktena yaḥ kṣipet | strīṣu vallabhatāṃ yāti vaśyāś cāsya bhavanti tāḥ ||
Dijo Aṅgiras: Quien observe este voto en el mes de Phālguna—viviendo con una sola comida diaria—se vuelve querido por las mujeres, y ellas se muestran dóciles a su voluntad. El verso presenta un fruto de la austeridad en términos mundanos, dentro de la discusión más amplia sobre la disciplina de los vrata y sus resultados prometidos.
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that disciplined restraint—specifically a single-meal observance in Phālguna—yields tangible results. It reflects the Mahābhārata’s vrata-literature style, where self-control is linked to accruing merit and socially visible outcomes.
Aṅgiras is describing the phala (promised fruit) of a particular observance: if a person spends the period practicing ekabhakta (one meal daily), he gains attractiveness/affection in relations with women, who are said to become compliant toward him.