Shloka 11
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
अंगियरा उवाच ब्रह्मक्षत्रे त्रिरात्रं तु विहितं कुरुनन्दन । द्विस्त्रिरात्रमथैकाहं निर्दिष्ट पुरुषर्षभ
aṅgirā uvāca | brahmakṣatre trirātraṃ tu vihitaṃ kurunandana | dvistrirātram athaikāhaṃ nirdiṣṭa puruṣarṣabha ||
ອັງຄິຣະ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ໂອ ຜູ້ເປັນຄວາມຊື່ນບານແຫ່ງກຸຣຸ, ສໍາລັບພຣາຫມະນະ ແລະ ກະສັດຕຣິຍະ ໄດ້ກໍານົດໃຫ້ຖືອຸປະວາສສາມຄືນ. ແລະ ໂອ ຜູ້ປະເສີດໃນບຸລຸດ, ໃນບາງກໍລະນີຍັງຊີ້ໄວ້ໃຫ້ຖືສາມຄືນສອງຄັ້ງ ແລ້ວຕໍ່ດ້ວຍອີກໜຶ່ງມື້—ລວມເປັນເຈັດມື້.”
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that dharma includes regulated self-discipline: specific fasts (trirātra and, in some cases, a seven-day sequence) are prescribed for Brahmins and Kshatriyas, emphasizing restraint and adherence to class-based religious duties.
Sage Aṅgiras is instructing a Kuru prince about prescribed observances. He states the standard three-night fast for Brahmins and Kshatriyas and notes an extended option—two three-night fasts plus one additional day—totaling seven days.