Shloka 10
अन्नदानफलं (Anna-dāna-phala) / The Fruit of Food-Giving
ज्येष्ठमासकी द्वादशी तिथिको दिन-रात उपवास करके जो भगवान् त्रिविक्रमकी पूजा करता है, वह गोमेधयज्ञका फल पाता और अप्सराओंके साथ आनन्द भोगता है ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | āṣāḍhe māsi dvādaśyāṃ vāmaneti ca pūjayan | naramedham avāpnoti puṇyaṃ ca labhate mahat ||
Wika ni Bhishma: Sa Dvādaśī ng buwan ng Jyeṣṭha, ang sinumang mag-ayuno nang buong araw at buong gabi at sumamba kay Trivikrama ay nagkakamit ng gantimpalang katumbas ng Gomedha at nagagalak sa piling ng mga Apsaras. At sa Dvādaśī ng buwan ng Āṣāḍha, ang sinumang mag-ayuno bilang panata at sumamba sa Panginoon sa pangalang “Vāmana” ay nagkakamit ng gantimpalang katumbas ng Naramedha at tumatanggap ng dakilang kabanalan.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that sincere devotion expressed through a disciplined observance—fasting on Āṣāḍha Dvādaśī and worshipping Viṣṇu as Vāmana—can yield immense merit, comparable (in traditional valuation) to major sacrificial rites, emphasizing accessible dharma through self-restraint and bhakti.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma and religious observances, Bhishma enumerates the fruits of specific tithis and vratas. Here he states the reward for worshipping the Lord as Vāmana on Āṣāḍha Dvādaśī with fasting.