Shloka 45
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
अष्टमेन तु भक्तेन जीवन् संवत्सरं नृप
aṣṭamena tu bhaktena jīvan saṃvatsaraṃ nṛpa
हे नृप! जो मनुष्य ‘अष्टम भक्ति’ के साथ पूरे एक वर्ष तक जीवन-नियम का पालन करता है, वह अभिप्रेत धर्मफल को प्राप्त करता है; क्योंकि दीर्घकाल तक की गई अनुशासित भक्ति स्वयं धर्म-साधन है।
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.