Shloka 33
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
मासि मासि त्रिरात्राणि कृत्वा वर्षाणि द्वादश | गणाधिपत्यं प्राप्रोति निःसपत्नमनाविलम्
māsi māsi trirātrāṇi kṛtvā varṣāṇi dvādaśa | gaṇādhipatyaṃ prāpnoti niḥsapatnam anāvilam ||
जो मनुष्य महिनोन्महिना त्रिरात्र-व्रत करून ते बारा वर्षे अखंड पाळतो, तो भगवान् शिवांच्या गणांवर निष्कंटक व निर्मळ—प्रतिस्पर्धारहित आणि कलुषरहित—अधिपत्य प्राप्त करतो।
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained, disciplined observance of a vow (trirātra) over a long period is presented as a powerful form of tapas that yields elevated spiritual status—here, pure and uncontested authority among Śiva’s attendants—emphasizing perseverance, purity, and devotion.
Aṅgiras is describing the fruit (phala) of a specific long-term religious observance: performing a three-night vow every month for twelve years results in attaining spotless, rival-free leadership over Śiva’s gaṇas.