Māsopavāsa (Month-long Fast) and Repeated Parāka Observances: Procedure and Fruits
मासोपवासत्रितयं यः कुर्यात्संयते न्द्रियः । आप्तोर्यामस्य यज्ञस् द्विगुणं फलमश्नुते ॥ १४ ॥
māsopavāsatritayaṃ yaḥ kuryātsaṃyate ndriyaḥ | āptoryāmasya yajñas dviguṇaṃ phalamaśnute || 14 ||
Người nào, với các căn được chế ngự, thực hành trai giới suốt ba tháng, sẽ thọ nhận công đức gấp đôi so với việc cử hành tế lễ Āptoryāma.
Narada (teaching in a dharma/vrata context)
Vrata: māsopavāsa-tritaya (three-month fast)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It teaches that disciplined fasting done with self-control can yield merit even greater than major Vedic ritual performance, emphasizing inner restraint as a powerful dharmic practice.
While not naming a deity here, the verse supports a bhakti-friendly principle: bodily discipline and controlled senses purify the practitioner, making worship and remembrance steadier and more fruitful than mere external ritualism.
It references śrauta-yajña tradition (the Āptoryāma Soma sacrifice), showing how Purāṇic dharma literature evaluates ritual fruit (phala) and presents vrata/upavāsa as an accessible alternative aligned with Vedic ritual categories.