Shloka 513
Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections
प्राप्रुयादुपवासेन फल द्वादशवार्षिकम् । 'देवदेवेश्वर! इस तीर्थमें तीन राततक पवित्र भावसे रहकर वास करनेसे मनुष्यको बारह वर्षोके उपवासका फल प्राप्त हो'
prāpnuyād upavāsena phalaṃ dvādaśavārṣikam |
毗湿摩波耶那说：在此守斋（禁食），可得等同十二年誓愿苦行之功德。此段称颂此圣地（tīrtha）的神圣：若以清净恭敬之心住此三夜，据说所得灵果与久长苦行无异，强调内在清净与虔诚行持胜于单以时日计较的艰辛。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sincere, purified observance—fasting and reverent residence at a sacred tīrtha—can yield immense spiritual merit, symbolically equated with the fruit of a twelve-year austerity. It highlights intention and sanctified context as amplifiers of ethical and spiritual practice.
Vaiśaṃpāyana is describing the extraordinary efficacy of a particular pilgrimage observance: fasting (and, in the accompanying explanation, staying for three nights with a pure mind) at the tīrtha is praised as granting great religious merit.