Shloka 53
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
अनार्तों व्याधिरहितो गच्छेदनशनं तु यः । पदे पदे यज्ञफलं स प्राप्नोति न संशय:,जो बिना रोग-व्याधिके अनशन व्रत करता है, उसे पद-पदपर यज्ञका फल मिलता है, इसमें संशय नहीं है
anārto vyādhirahito gacched anaśanaṃ tu yaḥ | pade pade yajñaphalaṃ sa prāpnoti na saṃśayaḥ ||
Ang taong walang dalamhati at walang karamdaman, at tumutupad ng panatang pag-aayuno (anāśana), ay nagkakamit sa bawat hakbang ng gantimpalang kasinghalaga ng isang handog na sakripisyo (yajña)—walang alinlangan dito. Ipinahihiwatig ng aral na ang tapas (pagpapakasakit/ascetismo) ay may saysay na moral kapag isinasagawa nang may lakas ng katawan at katatagan ng loob, hindi dahil sa pamimilit ng sakit o pagdurusa.
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
Fasting undertaken voluntarily by one who is healthy and undistressed is praised as a powerful form of tapas, yielding merit comparable to sacrificial rites again and again; the emphasis is on disciplined, intentional austerity rather than suffering-driven deprivation.
Aṅgiras is instructing about the religious and ethical value of vows. In this verse he commends the practice of anaśana (fasting) for a person free from illness, stating that such a vow brings the fruit of yajña at every step.