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Shloka 32

उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit

Angiras Teaching

पक्षे पक्षे गते यस्तु भक्तमश्नाति भारत | गवाढ्यो बहुपुत्रश्न बहुभार्य: स जायते,भरतनन्दन! जो पंद्रह-पंद्रह दिनपयर भोजन करता है, वह गोधनसे सम्पन्न और बहुत-से पुत्र तथा स्त्रियोंसे युक्त होता है

pakṣe pakṣe gate yas tu bhaktam aśnāti bhārata | gavāḍhyo bahuputraś ca bahubhāryaḥ sa jāyate ||

อังคิรากล่าวว่า “ดูก่อนภารตะ ผู้ใดฉันอาหารเพียงครั้งเดียวในแต่ละปักษ์ (คือทุกสิบห้าวัน) ผู้นั้นย่อมเกิดมาพร้อมโคทรัพย์อุดม มีบุตรชายมาก และมีภรรยามาก”

पक्षेin a fortnight (half-month)
पक्षे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपक्ष
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
पक्षेin a fortnight
पक्षे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपक्ष
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
गतेwhen (it) has passed / after (it) has elapsed
गते:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Locative, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुindeed / but
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
भक्तम्food
भक्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभक्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अश्नातिeats
अश्नाति:
TypeVerb
Rootअश्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
गवाढ्यःrich in cows (cattle-wealthy)
गवाढ्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगवाढ्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बहुपुत्रःhaving many sons
बहुपुत्रः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बहुभार्यःhaving many wives
बहुभार्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुभार्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जायतेis born / becomes
जायते:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

अंगियरा उवाच

A
Aṅgiras
B
Bhārata
C
cows (cattle-wealth)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that rigorous restraint in eating—taking food only once per fortnight—is a form of tapas whose karmic fruit is described as prosperity (especially cattle), continuity of lineage (many sons), and household abundance (many wives) in a future birth.

In Anuśāsana Parva’s didactic setting, the sage Aṅgiras addresses “Bhārata” and enumerates the specific rewards (phala) associated with a particular austerity/vow concerning meal frequency.