Shloka 34
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
एते तु नियमा: सर्वे कर्तव्या: शरदो दश | द्वे चानये भरतश्रेष्ठ प्रवृत्तिमनुवर्तता,भरतश्रेष्ठ! प्रवृत्तिमा्गकका अनुसरण करनेवाले पुरुषको ये सभी नियम बारह वर्षोंतक पालन करने चाहिये
ete tu niyamāḥ sarve kartavyāḥ śarado daśa | dve cānaye bharataśreṣṭha pravṛttim anuvartatā ||
Wahai yang terbaik di antara keturunan Bharata, semua laku disiplin ini hendaknya dijalankan selama sepuluh musim gugur (sepuluh tahun). Dan dua tahun lagi, bagi dia yang tetap menapaki jalan pravṛtti—jalan keterlibatan dalam kehidupan duniawi.
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
Disciplines (niyamas) must be sustained over a long, clearly defined period; for one committed to pravṛtti (active worldly duty), the regimen is framed as a multi-year vow requiring perseverance and continuity.
Aṅgiras is instructing a Bharata noble about the required duration for observing a set of prescribed rules, specifying ten years and then an additional two years for a practitioner who continues along the path of worldly engagement.