Shloka 68
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
दिव्यवर्षसहस्राणि विश्वामित्रेण धीमता । क्षान्तमेकेन भक्तेन तेन विप्रत्वमागत:
divyavarṣasahasrāṇi viśvāmitreṇa dhīmatā | kṣāntam ekena bhaktena tena vipratvam āgataḥ ||
Aṅgiras dit : «Pendant des milliers d’années célestes, le sage Viśvāmitra endura avec patience—d’un esprit unique, voué à son ascèse (tapas) ; par cette constance dans la longanimité, il obtint le rang de brāhmaṇa.»
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfast forbearance (kṣānti), sustained over long periods and supported by devoted discipline, can transform one’s spiritual standing; inner qualities and tapas are presented as decisive for attaining brahminhood.
Aṅgiras cites Viśvāmitra as an exemplar: through enduring hardships for thousands of divine years with single-minded devotion, Viśvāmitra ultimately attains vipratva (the status of a brāhmaṇa).