Shloka 4
अन्नदानफलं (Anna-dāna-phala) / The Fruit of Food-Giving
तथैव पौषमासे तु पूज्यो नारायणेति च । वाजपेयमवाप्रोति सिद्धि च परमां व्रजेत्
tathaiva pauṣamāse tu pūjyo nārāyaṇeti ca | vājapeyam avāpnoti siddhiṁ ca paramāṁ vrajet ||
اسی طرح ماہِ پَوش کی دْوادشی کو روزہ و ضبطِ نفس کے ساتھ بھگوان نارائن کی پوجا کرنی چاہیے۔ جو ایسا کرتا ہے وہ واجپَیَ یَگّیہ کے برابر پھل پاتا ہے اور پرم سِدھی کو پہنچتا ہے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That disciplined devotion—specifically worship of Nārāyaṇa in Pauṣa with a Dvādaśī fast—can confer merit comparable to an elaborate Vedic sacrifice (Vājapeya) and lead toward the highest spiritual accomplishment (paramā siddhi).
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma (Anuśāsana Parva), he continues prescribing sacred observances and their fruits, here recommending a Pauṣa-month worship of Nārāyaṇa (with fasting on Dvādaśī) and stating the exalted reward associated with it.