Shloka 11
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
अंगियरा उवाच ब्रह्मक्षत्रे त्रिरात्रं तु विहितं कुरुनन्दन । द्विस्त्रिरात्रमथैकाहं निर्दिष्ट पुरुषर्षभ
aṅgirā uvāca | brahmakṣatre trirātraṃ tu vihitaṃ kurunandana | dvistrirātram athaikāhaṃ nirdiṣṭa puruṣarṣabha ||
Wika ni Anggiras: “O ligaya ng mga Kuru, para sa mga Brahmin at Kshatriya ay itinakda ang pag-aayuno sa loob ng tatlong gabi. At, O pinakamainam sa mga tao, sa ilang pagkakataon ay itinuturo rin ang isang tuntuning binubuo ng dalawang ganitong tatlong-gabing ayuno at saka isang araw pa—kaya pitong araw ang kabuuan.”
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that dharma includes regulated self-discipline: specific fasts (trirātra and, in some cases, a seven-day sequence) are prescribed for Brahmins and Kshatriyas, emphasizing restraint and adherence to class-based religious duties.
Sage Aṅgiras is instructing a Kuru prince about prescribed observances. He states the standard three-night fast for Brahmins and Kshatriyas and notes an extended option—two three-night fasts plus one additional day—totaling seven days.