Shloka 67
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
उपोष्य विधिवद् देवास्त्रिदिवं प्रतिपेदिरे । ऋषयश्न परां सिद्धिमुपवासैरवाप्रुवन्,देवताओंने विधिवत् उपवास करके ही स्वर्ग प्राप्त किया है तथा ऋषियोंको भी उपवाससे ही सिद्धि प्राप्त हुई है
Aṅgirā uvāca |
upoṣya vidhivad devās tridivaṁ pratipedire |
ṛṣayaś ca parāṁ siddhim upavāsair avāpuḥ ||
Aṅgirā berkata: “Dengan berpuasa menurut tata cara yang ditetapkan, para dewa mencapai Tridiva—alam syurga. Demikian juga para ṛṣi, melalui puasa, memperoleh siddhi yang tertinggi.”
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
That fasting (upavāsa), when performed vidhivat—properly and in accordance with dharma—functions as tapas (austerity) that purifies and becomes a means to higher attainment, exemplified by both gods (heaven) and sages (supreme siddhi).
Aṅgirā is instructing by citing authoritative precedents: the devas reached heaven and the ṛṣis gained high spiritual success through disciplined fasting, thereby recommending regulated upavāsa as a dharmic practice.