Shloka 16
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
यजिष्णु: पञ्चमीं षष्ठीं कुले भोजयते द्विजान् | अष्टमीमथ कौरव्य कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्दशीम्
yajiṣṇuḥ pañcamīṃ ṣaṣṭhīṃ kule bhojayate dvijān | aṣṭamīm atha kauravya kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśīm ||
アンギラスは言った。「祭祀と聖なる務めに励む者は、家の儀礼において第五日と第六日にバラモンを饗する。おおクル族の末裔よ、同じく第八日、そして暗半月（クリシュナ・パクシャ）の第十四日にもそうする。かくして吉祥のティティに学者をもてなし、節度ある施しによってダルマを強めるのである。」
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that dharma is upheld through disciplined generosity: feeding learned Brahmins on specific lunar days (tithis) as part of family observance. Regular, rule-governed giving and hospitality are presented as a concrete practice of righteousness.
The sage Aṅgiras is instructing a Kuru-descended listener about prescribed days for hosting and feeding Brahmins—fifth, sixth, eighth, and the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight—within the broader Anuśāsana Parva discourse on duties, gifts, and religious observances.