Shloka 563
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
सहस्रहंसयुक्तेन विमानेन तु गच्छति । वह सो जानेपर दिव्य रमणियोंकी कांची और नूपुरोंकी झनकारसे जागता है और ऐसे विमानसे यात्रा करता है, जिसमें एक हजार हंस जुते रहते हैं
sahasrahaṃsayuktena vimānena tu gacchati |
Aṅgirā berkata: “Dia bergerak dengan vimāna langit yang ditarik oleh seribu ekor angsa.”
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the motif of a divine vimāna to suggest that righteous conduct and accumulated merit can lead to exalted states and divinely supported passage—an ethical reminder that dharma bears elevated fruits.
Aṅgiras describes a figure travelling in a celestial aerial car drawn by a thousand swans, emphasizing the grandeur and otherworldly nature of the journey as part of a larger discourse on rewards and outcomes connected with virtue.