Shloka 42
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
अहिंसानिरतो नित्यं सत्यवाग विजितेन्द्रिय: । वाजपेयस्य यज्ञस्य स फलं समुपाश्षुते
ahiṃsā-nirato nityaṃ satyavāg vijitendriyaḥ | vājapeyasya yajñasya sa phalaṃ samupāśnute ||
安吉罗娑说：“恒常奉行不害（阿希摩萨，ahiṃsā），言语真实，并已降伏诸根者——此人所得之果，正与婆阇佩耶祭（Vājapeya）无异。”
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical discipline—non-violence, truthfulness, and mastery of the senses—can yield the same spiritual merit as an eminent Vedic sacrifice like the Vājapeya. The verse prioritizes inner virtue as a direct path to religious fruit.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, the sage Aṅgirā states a principle of moral equivalence: a person established in ahiṃsā, satya, and indriya-jaya attains the fruit associated with the prestigious Vājapeya ritual, underscoring conduct-based righteousness.