Shloka 69
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
परम बुद्धिमान् विश्वामित्रजी एक हजार दिव्य वर्षोंतक प्रतिदिन एक समय भोजन करके भूखका कष्ट सहते हुए तपमें लगे रहे। उससे उन्हें ब्राह्मणत्वकी प्राप्ति हुई ।।
parama-buddhimān viśvāmitraḥ sahasraṁ divya-varṣāṇi pratidinam eka-kāla-bhojī bhūksā-kleśaṁ sahamānas tapasi rato 'bhavat; tena tasya brāhmaṇatva-prāptiḥ. cyavano jamadagniś ca vasiṣṭho gautamo bhṛguḥ; sarva eva kṣamāvanto maharṣaya upavāsenaiva divam prāptāḥ.
Wika ni Aṅgiras: Ang lubhang matalinong si Viśvāmitra ay nagsagawa ng tapas sa loob ng isang libong makalangit na taon, kumakain lamang nang minsan bawat araw at tinitiis ang hapdi ng gutom; sa gayong disiplina natamo niya ang katayuang brāhmaṇa. Gayundin, ang mga dakilang rishi na sina Cyavana, Jamadagni, Vasiṣṭha, Gautama, at Bhṛgu—na likas na matiisin at mapagpatawad—ay nakarating sa mga daigdig ng langit sa pamamagitan ng pag-aayuno at pagpipigil-sa-sarili.
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
Endurance (kṣamā) and disciplined austerity (tapas), especially restraint in eating and fasting, are presented as powerful ethical-spiritual practices that can transform one’s status and lead to higher attainments.
Aṅgiras cites Viśvāmitra’s long austerity—eating once daily for a thousand divine years—to explain his attainment of brāhmaṇa status, and then lists other renowned sages who reached heavenly realms through fasting and forbearance.