Shloka 49
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
वीणानां वल्लकीनां च वेणूनां च विशाम्पते । सुघोषैर्मधुरै: शब्द: सुप्त: स प्रतिबोध्यते
vīṇānāṁ vallakīnām ca veṇūnāṁ ca viśāmpate | sughoṣair madhuraiḥ śabdaḥ suptaḥ sa pratibodhyate prajānātha ||
安吉罗说：“噢，人民之主，众人之王——凭借维那琴（vīṇā）、瓦拉基琴（vallakī）与笛（veṇu）那甜美和婉、悦耳回荡的音声，沉睡之人也被温柔地唤醒。”
अंगियरा उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse suggests that the fruits of merit are experienced as harmony and auspiciousness: even awakening occurs through sweet, well-ordered sounds. It implies that righteous living culminates in refined, non-violent, uplifting experiences rather than harsh disturbance.
Aṅgiras addresses a ruler and describes a person being awakened from sleep by the melodious sounds of musical instruments—vīṇā, vallakī, and flute—evoking the atmosphere of celestial enjoyment that accompanies the reward of virtue.