Shloka 393
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
अतितात्रस्य यज्ञस्य स फलं समुपाश्षुते जो मानव पूरे एक वर्षतक प्रतिदिन एक बार भोजन करके रहता है, वह अतिरात्रयज्ञका फल भोगता है
atirātrasya yajñasya sa phalaṁ samupāśnute | yo mānavaḥ pūre eka-varṣaṁ yāvat pratidinam eka-vāraṁ bhojanaṁ kṛtvā tiṣṭhati, sa atirātra-yajñasya phalaṁ bhuṅkte ||
Aṅgiras berkata: “Sesiapa yang selama genap setahun hidup dengan mengambil makanan hanya sekali sehari, dialah yang memperoleh pahala korban suci Atirātra. Kekangan diri yang berdisiplin demikian memberikan buah yang sama seperti upacara Atirātra.”
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained self-restraint—here, eating only once daily for a year—can confer the same spiritual merit as an elaborate Vedic sacrifice, emphasizing inner discipline as a powerful form of dharma.
Aṅgiras is instructing about the fruits of religious practice, stating that a year-long vow of moderated eating grants the reward traditionally associated with performing the Atirātra sacrifice.