Shloka 14
अन्नदानफलं (Anna-dāna-phala) / The Fruit of Food-Giving
द्वादश्यां कार्तिके मासि पूज्य दामोदरेति च | गवां यज्ञमवाप्रोति पुमान् स्त्री वा न संशय:
dvādaśyāṁ kārtike māsi pūjya dāmodareti ca | gavāṁ yajñam avāpnoti pumān strī vā na saṁśayaḥ ||
Wika ni Bhishma: Sa Dvādaśī ng buwan ng Kārttika, sa pag-aayuno sa maghapon at magdamag at pagsamba kay Panginoong Dāmodara, maging lalaki man o babae, tiyak na nakakamit ang kabutihang-kaloob na katumbas ng go-yajña (handog na baka). Walang alinlangan dito.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worship of Lord Dāmodara on Kārttika Dvādaśī, accompanied by fasting/observance, grants very high merit—comparable to a go-yajña—and this spiritual benefit is open equally to men and women.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma, he recommends a specific sacred observance: on the Dvādaśī tithi in the month of Kārttika, one should worship Dāmodara; he assures Yudhiṣṭhira that the resulting merit is certain and great.