Shloka 49
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
वीणानां वल्लकीनां च वेणूनां च विशाम्पते । सुघोषैर्मधुरै: शब्द: सुप्त: स प्रतिबोध्यते
vīṇānāṁ vallakīnām ca veṇūnāṁ ca viśāmpate | sughoṣair madhuraiḥ śabdaḥ suptaḥ sa pratibodhyate prajānātha ||
انگیرس نے کہا—اے لوگوں کے سردار، اے انسانوں کے حاکم! وینا، وَلّکی اور وینو کی خوشگوار گونج اور شیریں نغموں سے جو شخص سویا ہوتا ہے، اسے نرمی سے بیدار کیا جاتا ہے۔
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse suggests that the fruits of merit are experienced as harmony and auspiciousness: even awakening occurs through sweet, well-ordered sounds. It implies that righteous living culminates in refined, non-violent, uplifting experiences rather than harsh disturbance.
Aṅgiras addresses a ruler and describes a person being awakened from sleep by the melodious sounds of musical instruments—vīṇā, vallakī, and flute—evoking the atmosphere of celestial enjoyment that accompanies the reward of virtue.