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Shloka 32

उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit

Angiras Teaching

पक्षे पक्षे गते यस्तु भक्तमश्नाति भारत | गवाढ्यो बहुपुत्रश्न बहुभार्य: स जायते,भरतनन्दन! जो पंद्रह-पंद्रह दिनपयर भोजन करता है, वह गोधनसे सम्पन्न और बहुत-से पुत्र तथा स्त्रियोंसे युक्त होता है

pakṣe pakṣe gate yas tu bhaktam aśnāti bhārata | gavāḍhyo bahuputraś ca bahubhāryaḥ sa jāyate ||

Aṅgiras nói: “Hỡi Bhārata, ai chỉ dùng một bữa trong mỗi nửa tháng (tức sau mười lăm ngày) thì tái sinh với của cải dồi dào về bò, nhiều con trai và nhiều vợ.”

पक्षेin a fortnight (half-month)
पक्षे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपक्ष
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
पक्षेin a fortnight
पक्षे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपक्ष
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
गतेwhen (it) has passed / after (it) has elapsed
गते:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Locative, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुindeed / but
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
भक्तम्food
भक्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभक्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अश्नातिeats
अश्नाति:
TypeVerb
Rootअश्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
गवाढ्यःrich in cows (cattle-wealthy)
गवाढ्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगवाढ्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बहुपुत्रःhaving many sons
बहुपुत्रः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बहुभार्यःhaving many wives
बहुभार्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुभार्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जायतेis born / becomes
जायते:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

अंगियरा उवाच

A
Aṅgiras
B
Bhārata
C
cows (cattle-wealth)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that rigorous restraint in eating—taking food only once per fortnight—is a form of tapas whose karmic fruit is described as prosperity (especially cattle), continuity of lineage (many sons), and household abundance (many wives) in a future birth.

In Anuśāsana Parva’s didactic setting, the sage Aṅgiras addresses “Bhārata” and enumerates the specific rewards (phala) associated with a particular austerity/vow concerning meal frequency.