Shloka 33
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
मासि मासि त्रिरात्राणि कृत्वा वर्षाणि द्वादश | गणाधिपत्यं प्राप्रोति निःसपत्नमनाविलम्
māsi māsi trirātrāṇi kṛtvā varṣāṇi dvādaśa | gaṇādhipatyaṃ prāpnoti niḥsapatnam anāvilam ||
जो मनुष्य प्रतिमास तीन-रात्रि-व्रत का अनुष्ठान करके उसे बारह वर्षों तक निभाता है, वह भगवान् शिव के गणों पर निष्कण्टक और निर्मल—प्रतिद्वन्द्वी-रहित तथा मल-रहित—आधिपत्य प्राप्त करता है।
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained, disciplined observance of a vow (trirātra) over a long period is presented as a powerful form of tapas that yields elevated spiritual status—here, pure and uncontested authority among Śiva’s attendants—emphasizing perseverance, purity, and devotion.
Aṅgiras is describing the fruit (phala) of a specific long-term religious observance: performing a three-night vow every month for twelve years results in attaining spotless, rival-free leadership over Śiva’s gaṇas.