Shloka 59
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
दुःखितस्यार्थमानाभ्यां दुःखानां प्रतिषेधनम् । न चैते स्वर्गकामस्य रोचन्ते सुखमेधस:
duḥkhitasyārthamānābhyāṁ duḥkhānāṁ pratiṣedhanam | na caite svargakāmasya rocante sukhamedhasaḥ ||
O aflito procura afastar o sofrimento por meio da riqueza e da honra. Mas tais remédios não agradam de verdade àquele que anseia pelo céu e cuja compreensão se firma numa felicidade mais elevada.
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly supports like wealth (artha) and honor (māna) may seem to counter sorrow, but for a person oriented toward higher good (svarga and dharma), such remedies are not ultimately satisfying; lasting well-being is sought through merit and right conduct rather than social or material consolation.
Aṅgiras is instructing about the limits of worldly means in addressing suffering, contrasting the ordinary impulse to seek relief through status and resources with the outlook of a spiritually motivated person who prioritizes heavenly/ethical aims.