Shloka 68
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
दिव्यवर्षसहस्राणि विश्वामित्रेण धीमता । क्षान्तमेकेन भक्तेन तेन विप्रत्वमागत:
divyavarṣasahasrāṇi viśvāmitreṇa dhīmatā | kṣāntam ekena bhaktena tena vipratvam āgataḥ ||
Aṅgiras berkata: “Selama ribuan tahun surgawi, Viśvāmitra yang bijaksana bertahan dengan kesabaran—teguh dalam tapa dan bhakti yang satu arah; oleh ketabahan itu ia meraih kedudukan sebagai brāhmaṇa.”
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfast forbearance (kṣānti), sustained over long periods and supported by devoted discipline, can transform one’s spiritual standing; inner qualities and tapas are presented as decisive for attaining brahminhood.
Aṅgiras cites Viśvāmitra as an exemplar: through enduring hardships for thousands of divine years with single-minded devotion, Viśvāmitra ultimately attains vipratva (the status of a brāhmaṇa).