Shloka 48
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि दिवमावसते च स:,प्रजानाथ! वह साठ हजार वर्षोतक स्वर्गमें निवास करता है और वहाँ वीणा, वल्लकी, वेणु आदि वाद्योंके मनोरम घोष तथा सुमधुर शब्दोंद्वारा उसे सोतेसे जगाया जाता है
ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi divam āvasate ca saḥ | prajānātha |
Aṅgiras berkata: “Wahai Tuan segala makhluk, dia tinggal di syurga selama enam puluh ribu tahun. Di sana, dia dibangunkan daripada tidur oleh gema yang mempesona dan bunyi yang amat merdu daripada alat muzik seperti vīṇā, vallakī, dan veṇu.”
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the karmic fruition of merit: righteous conduct can yield prolonged heavenly enjoyment, depicted through refined, uplifting sensory experiences (melodious music) rather than coarse pleasure.
Aṅgiras describes to the addressed ‘Lord of creatures’ that a certain person attains heaven for sixty thousand years, where celestial musicianship (vīṇā, vallakī, veṇu) provides sweet sounds that even awaken him from sleep—an image of honored, blissful residence in svarga.