Shloka 20
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
पौषमासं तु कौन्तेय भक्तेनैकेन यः क्षिपेत् । सुभगो दर्शनीयश्व यशोभागी च जायते,कुन्तीनन्दन! जो पौष मासको एक वक्त भोजन करके बिताता है, वह सौभाग्यशाली, दर्शनीय और यशका भागी होता है
pauṣamāsaṃ tu kaunteya bhaktenaikena yaḥ kṣipet | subhago darśanīyaś ca yaśobhāgī ca jāyate ||
Aṅgirā nói: “Hỡi con của Kuntī, ai trải qua tháng Pauṣa chỉ dùng một bữa mỗi ngày thì sẽ được phúc lành, dung mạo ưa nhìn, và được phần trong tiếng thơm.”
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moderation and disciplined restraint (taking a single daily meal during Pauṣa) is praised as a dharmic practice that yields auspiciousness, admirable presence, and good reputation—linking ethical self-control with inner and outer well-being.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused setting, the sage Aṅgirā addresses Kaunteya (Yudhiṣṭhira) and enumerates the fruits of specific monthly observances; here he states the merit gained by observing ekabhakta (one-meal discipline) throughout the month of Pauṣa.