Shloka 473
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
षण्मासानशनं तस्य भगवानड्िराडब्रवीत् । राजन्! जो एक-एक पक्ष बीतनेपर भोजन करता है और इसी तरह एक वर्ष पूरा कर देता है, उसको छः: मासतक अनशन करनेका फल मिलता है। ऐसा भगवान् अंगिरा मुनिका कथन है
ṣaṇmāsānaśanaṃ tasya bhagavān aṅgirā abravīt | rājan yaḥ eka-eka-pakṣa-bītane bhojanaṃ karoti evaṃ ca eka-varṣaṃ pūrayati tasmai ṣaṇmāsa-takānaśanasya phalaṃ labhyate iti bhagavān aṅgirā-muner vacanam |
Resi Aṅgirā yang mulia berkata: “Wahai Raja, sesiapa yang hanya makan setelah berlalu setiap satu pakṣa (dua minggu), dan meneruskan disiplin itu hingga genap setahun, memperoleh pahala setara dengan berpuasa selama enam bulan. Demikianlah pernyataan resi Aṅgirā yang dihormati.”
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
A sustained, measured austerity—eating only once after each fortnight—when practiced consistently for a year, is taught to yield merit comparable to a much harsher six-month fast, emphasizing disciplined continuity over extreme display.
Sage Aṅgirā addresses a king and explains the spiritual ‘fruit’ (phala) of a specific vow: taking food only at the end of each fortnight for a year, equating its merit with six months of complete fasting.