Shloka 18

उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit

Angiras Teaching

Devanagari script

सर्वकल्याणसम्पूर्ण: सर्वोषधिसमन्वित:

Transliteration

sarva-kalyāṇa-sampūrṇaḥ sarvauṣadhi-samanvitaḥ | mārgaśīrṣa-māse upavāsaṃ kṛtvā manuṣyaḥ dvitīye janmani roga-rahitaḥ balavāṃś ca bhavati | tasya kṛṣi-bāri-sukha-sādhanaṃ bhavati, sa ca bahu-dhana-dhānya-sampannaḥ bhavati |

Translation

Seseorang menjadi sempurna dalam segala kebaikan yang membawa berkah dan diperlengkapi dengan segala sumber penyembuh—makanan, buah-buahan, dan sejenisnya. Dengan berpuasa pada bulan Mārgaśīrṣa, ia dikatakan terlahir kembali tanpa penyakit dan dianugerahi kekuatan. Ia memperoleh sarana dan kemudahan untuk bertani dan mencari nafkah, serta menjadi makmur, kaya akan harta dan lumbung padi.

Word by Word

• सर्वकल्याणसम्पूर्णः: complete with all auspiciousness
• सर्वकल्याणसम्पूर्णः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-कल्याण-सम्पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वोषधिसमन्वितः: endowed with all herbs/medicinal plants
• सर्वोषधिसमन्वितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-ओषधि-समन्वित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अंगियरा उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgirā (speaker)
• Mārgaśīrṣa (month)
• upavāsa (fasting)
• auṣadhi (medicinal herbs/provisions)
• kṛṣi (agriculture)
• dhana-dhānya (wealth and grain)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Seasonal religious discipline—specifically fasting in Mārgaśīrṣa—is presented as a dharmic practice that generates merit leading to health, strength, and stable prosperity (wealth, grain, and livelihood resources) in a future life.

What is happening in the narrative?

Aṅgirā is describing the fruits (phala) of observing an upavāsa-vrata in the month of Mārgaśīrṣa, listing concrete outcomes: freedom from disease, bodily vigor, agricultural means, and abundance of wealth and grain.