Shloka 8
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
भीष्म उवाच इदं खलु मया राजन् श्रुतमासीत् पुरातनम् । उपवासविधीौ श्रेष्ठा गुणा ये भरतर्षभ
bhīṣma uvāca idaṃ khalu mayā rājan śrutam āsīt purātanam | upavāsavidhau śreṣṭhā guṇā ye bharatarṣabha ||
ພີດສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ໂອ ພຣະຣາຊາ! ນີ້ແທ້ໆແມ່ນຄໍາສອນເກົ່າແກ່ອັນຂ້າເຄີຍໄດ້ຍິນມາແຕ່ກ່ອນ. ໂອ ຜູ້ກ້າແຫ່ງວົງພັນບາຣະຕະ, ຂ້າຈະກ່າວເຖິງຄຸນຄ່າອັນປະເສີດຂອງການປະຕິບັດອຸປະວາສ (ການອົດອາຫານ) ຢ່າງຖືກຕ້ອງ—ຄຸນທີ່ຂັດເກົາການຄວບຄຸມຕົນ ແລະ ໜຸນເສີມທັມມະ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma frames fasting (upavāsa) as a dharmic discipline with specific 'excellent virtues'—a traditional teaching meant to cultivate restraint, purity, and ethical steadiness rather than mere physical deprivation.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhishma addresses King Yudhishthira and introduces an ancient account he has heard, preparing to explain the proper method and merits of fasting as part of righteous conduct.