Shloka 3
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
नियमांश्नोपवासां श्व सर्वेषां ब्रूहि पार्थिव । आप्रोति कां गतिं तात उपवासपरायण:
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | Niyamān ca upavāsān ca sarveṣāṃ brūhi pārthiva | Āpnoti kāṃ gatiṃ tāta upavāsa-parāyaṇaḥ ||
ຢຸທິສຖິຣ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ພະມະຫາກະສັດ, ຂໍພະອົງອະທິບາຍໃຫ້ຂ້າພະອົງຮູ້ເຖິງຂໍ້ປະພຶດທາງທຳ ແລະ ການອົບພະວາດ/ອົບອາຫານ ທັງປວງໃຫ້ຄົບຖ້ວນ. ໂອ ທ່ານພໍ, ຜູ້ທີ່ອຸທິດຕົນໃນການອົບອາຫານ ຈະໄດ້ຮັບກະຕິ/ປາຍທາງແນວໃດ?»
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames fasting (upavāsa) and disciplined observances (niyama) as ethically significant practices whose value lies in their intended spiritual outcome—prompting an inquiry into the ‘gati’ (destiny/attainment) that such self-restraint yields.
Yudhiṣṭhira, seeking guidance on dharma, respectfully asks a kingly authority to explain the methods of various observances and fasts, and specifically asks what final state is attained by one devoted to fasting.