The man who having fasted for a whole month, eats on the first day of the following months and acts thus for ten years, acquires the status of a great Rishi. He has not to undergo any change of form while going to the celestial region for enjoying the rewards of his deeds in this life.
मासोपवासी वर्षस्तु दशभिः स्वर्गमुत्तमम्॥ महर्षित्वमथासाद्य सशरीरगतिर्भवेत्