Shloka 28
तत्रोपवासो विहितः कथं तद्वद सूतज । सौतिरुवाच । यदा न प्राप्यते विप्रा द्वादश्यां पूर्वसम्भवम् ॥ २८ ॥
tatropavāso vihitaḥ kathaṃ tadvada sūtaja | sautiruvāca | yadā na prāpyate viprā dvādaśyāṃ pūrvasambhavam || 28 ||
«ក្នុងករណីនោះ អាហារវ្រាតត្រូវកំណត់យ៉ាងដូចម្តេច? សូមប្រាប់ខ្ញុំ ឱ កូនសូតា»។ សោតីបាននិយាយថា៖ «ឱ ព្រាហ្មណ៍ទាំងឡាយ នៅពេលមិនអាចទទួលបានពេលសមស្របដែលកើតមុន នៅលើទ្វាទសី…»។
Sauti (narrator responding in dialogue)
Vrata: Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī fast (case resolution begins)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames vrata as dharma governed by correct timing (tithi), implying that devotion expressed through fasting must be aligned with prescribed sacred time rather than performed arbitrarily.
By asking how to perform upavāsa correctly when conditions are unclear, the text emphasizes disciplined bhakti—devotion expressed through careful observance of vows and scriptural procedure.
It points to calendrical computation of tithis (a Jyotiṣa-linked practice) used to decide the proper day for fasting, especially around Ekādaśī–Dvādaśī observances.