Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 176
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
भोजयेच्च द्विजान् शक्त्या स मुच्येद् व्याधिकिल्बिषै: । जो मार्गशीर्ष मासको एक समय भोजन करके बिताता है और अपनी शक्तिके अनुसार ब्राह्मणोंको भोजन कराता है, वह रोग और पापोंसे मुक्त हो जाता है
bhojayec ca dvijān śaktyā sa mucyed vyādhikilbiṣaiḥ |
安吉罗娑曰：“若能量力供养二生者（婆罗门），便能解脱由疾病所生之罪垢，亦离诸罪。”此偈称许量力而施的朴素布施，为合乎法（dharma）之行，能净化并护佑施者。
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should practice charitable hospitality—feeding the dvijas—within one’s means; such measured generosity is presented as a purifier that removes sin and the moral taint associated with illness.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused setting, the sage Aṅgiras delivers a dharma teaching that links feeding Brahmins (as guests/recipients of dāna) with spiritual purification and freedom from afflictive demerit.