Shloka 45
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
अष्टमेन तु भक्तेन जीवन् संवत्सरं नृप
aṣṭamena tu bhaktena jīvan saṃvatsaraṃ nṛpa
Ô roi, celui qui vit une année entière avec la dévotion du huitième type obtient le fruit religieux visé—montrant qu’une dévotion durable et disciplinée est, en elle-même, un puissant moyen du dharma.
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that devotion is not merely a momentary feeling but a sustained discipline: maintaining a prescribed form of devotion for an entire year is presented as a potent dharmic practice that yields spiritual merit.
Aṅgiras addresses a king and describes the efficacy of a particular (eighth) mode of devotion, stating that living with it for a year brings the intended religious result, as part of a broader instruction on dharma and observances.