Shloka 65
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
नास्ति वेदात् परं शास्त्र नास्ति मातृसमो गुरु: । न धर्मात् परमो लाभस्तपो नानशनात् परम्
nāsti vedāt paraṁ śāstraṁ nāsti mātṛ-samo guruḥ | na dharmāt paramo lābhas tapo nānaśanāt param ||
वेद से बढ़कर कोई शास्त्र नहीं, माता के समान कोई गुरु नहीं; धर्म से बढ़कर कोई लाभ नहीं, और अनशन (उपवास) से बढ़कर कोई तप नहीं।
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
It ranks four ideals: the Veda as the highest authoritative instruction, the mother as the unsurpassed personal teacher, dharma as the greatest true profit, and fasting as a foremost form of tapas emphasizing self-restraint.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional setting, the sage Aṅgiras delivers a compact maxim to guide conduct, highlighting sources of right knowledge (Veda), right formation (mother), right aim (dharma), and right discipline (fasting).