Shloka 65
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
नास्ति वेदात् परं शास्त्र नास्ति मातृसमो गुरु: । न धर्मात् परमो लाभस्तपो नानशनात् परम्
nāsti vedāt paraṁ śāstraṁ nāsti mātṛ-samo guruḥ | na dharmāt paramo lābhas tapo nānaśanāt param ||
വേദത്തേക്കാൾ മേലായ ശാസ്ത്രമില്ല; മാതാവിനോളം ഗുരുവില്ല; ധർമ്മത്തേക്കാൾ വലിയ ലാഭമില്ല; അനശനം/ഉപവാസത്തേക്കാൾ മേലായ തപസ്സുമില്ല।
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
It ranks four ideals: the Veda as the highest authoritative instruction, the mother as the unsurpassed personal teacher, dharma as the greatest true profit, and fasting as a foremost form of tapas emphasizing self-restraint.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional setting, the sage Aṅgiras delivers a compact maxim to guide conduct, highlighting sources of right knowledge (Veda), right formation (mother), right aim (dharma), and right discipline (fasting).