Shloka 11
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
अंगियरा उवाच ब्रह्मक्षत्रे त्रिरात्रं तु विहितं कुरुनन्दन । द्विस्त्रिरात्रमथैकाहं निर्दिष्ट पुरुषर्षभ
aṅgirā uvāca | brahmakṣatre trirātraṃ tu vihitaṃ kurunandana | dvistrirātram athaikāhaṃ nirdiṣṭa puruṣarṣabha ||
Aṅgiras berkata: “Wahai kebanggaan Kuru, bagi Brahmana dan Ksatria ditetapkan laku puasa selama tiga malam. Dan wahai yang terbaik di antara manusia, pada beberapa keadaan juga disebutkan dua kali puasa tiga malam, lalu satu hari—genap tujuh hari.”
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that dharma includes regulated self-discipline: specific fasts (trirātra and, in some cases, a seven-day sequence) are prescribed for Brahmins and Kshatriyas, emphasizing restraint and adherence to class-based religious duties.
Sage Aṅgiras is instructing a Kuru prince about prescribed observances. He states the standard three-night fast for Brahmins and Kshatriyas and notes an extended option—two three-night fasts plus one additional day—totaling seven days.