Shloka 13
अन्नदानफलं (Anna-dāna-phala) / The Fruit of Food-Giving
भाद्रपदमासकी द्वादशी तिथिको उपवासपूर्वक हृषीकेश नामसे भगवान्की पूजा करनेवाला मनुष्य सौत्रामणि यज्ञका फल पाता और पवित्रात्मा होता है ।।
bhādrapadamāsakī dvādaśī tithau upavāsapūrvakaṃ hṛṣīkeśa-nāmase bhagavataḥ pūjāṃ kurvan manuṣyaḥ sautrāmaṇi-yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti ca pavitrātmā bhavati || dvādaśyām āśvine māsi padmanābheti cārcayan go-sahasra-phalaṃ puṇyaṃ prāptuyān nātra saṃśayaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：凡在婆陀罗钵陀月（Bhādrapada）十二日先行持斋，而后以“赫利希凯沙”（Hṛṣīkeśa）之名礼拜世尊者，得娑特罗摩尼祭（Sautrāmaṇi）之功德，身心亦得清净。又在阿湿毗那月（Āśvina）十二日，若昼夜持斋，以“莲华脐者”（Padmanābha）之名礼敬主宰，必得圣福，等同施舍千牛之功德；对此毫无疑惑。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that disciplined devotion—fasting (upavāsa) joined with worship (pūjā/arcana) of the Lord on specific sacred tithis—yields great spiritual merit and inner purification, comparable to major Vedic sacrifices and large-scale charity.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma enumerates observances (vratas) tied to the Dvādaśī tithi. He specifies the months Bhādrapada and Āśvina and the divine names Hṛṣīkeśa and Padmanābha, stating the corresponding fruits: Sautrāmaṇi-yajña merit and the merit of gifting a thousand cows.