Shloka 383
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
तत्क्षयादिह चागम्य माहात्म्यं प्रतिपद्यते । इतना ही नहीं
tatkṣayād iha cāgamya māhātmyaṃ pratipadyate |
Ketika pahala yang diperolehnya di sana telah habis, ia kembali ke dunia ini dan meraih kemuliaan serta kedudukan terhormat. Bahkan, ia menjadi bercahaya laksana emas yang dimurnikan, naik ke vimāna yang gemilang, tinggal di Brahmaloka dengan penghormatan selama seribu tahun penuh; lalu, setelah pahala itu susut, ia kembali ke alam manusia dan memperoleh posisi yang terpandang.
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
Meritorious action produces exalted results—radiance, heavenly ascent, and honored residence in Brahmaloka—but those results are finite; when merit is exhausted, one returns and gains worldly eminence. The verse highlights both the power and the impermanence of karmic rewards.
Aṅgiras describes the posthumous फल (result) of a virtuous deed: the doer becomes brilliant, rides a vimāna, lives honored in Brahmaloka for a thousand years, and then, after the merit is spent, returns to this world and attains a significant, respected position.