Shloka 37
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
जो मनुष्य प्रतिदिन सबेरे और शामको भोजन करता है, बीचमें जलतक नहीं पीता तथा सदा अहिंसा-परायण होकर नित्य अन्निहोत्र करता है, उसे छः: वर्षोमें सिद्धि प्राप्त हो जाती है। इसमें संशय नहीं है तथा नरेश्वर! वह अग्निष्टोम यज्ञका फल पाता है ।।
yo manuṣyaḥ pratidinaṃ sabere ca sāyaṃ ca bhojanaṃ karoti, madhye jalam api na pibati, tathā sadā ahiṃsā-parāyaṇaḥ san nityam agnihotraṃ karoti, tasya ṣaḍbhir varṣaiḥ siddhiḥ prāpyate—atra saṃśayo nāsti; nara-īśvara, sa agniṣṭoma-yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti. adhivāse so ’psarasāṃ nṛtya-gīta-vināditē ramate strī-sahasrāḍhye sukṛtī virajo naraḥ.
安吉罗娑说道：“那人每日只食两次——晨与暮——中间连水也不饮；恒常奉行不害，并日日修行阿耆尼火供（Agnihotra），便能在六年之内获得灵性成就。对此毫无疑虑。大王啊，他将得到阿耆尼什托摩祭（Agniṣṭoma）的果报。那位功德具足、远离罗阇斯（激情与躁动）之人，继而在阿普萨拉斯的天界宫苑中欢娱——舞乐歌声回荡不绝，千百神女充盈其间。”
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady discipline—moderation in food, strict restraint (even avoiding water between meals), unwavering non-violence, and faithful daily Agnihotra—produces assured spiritual attainment and merit comparable to a major Vedic sacrifice (Agniṣṭoma).
The sage Aṅgiras instructs a king about the results of a specific regimen of austerity and Vedic observance, describing both the certainty of attaining siddhi within six years and the heavenly enjoyment among Apsarases as the karmic reward.