That man, O son of Kunti, who passes the whole month of Pausha abstaining every day from one of two meals, becomes a gainer of good fortune and pleasant features and great fame.
पौषमासं तु कौन्तेय भक्तेनैकेन यः क्षिपेत्। सुभगो दर्शनीयश्च यशोभागी च जायते॥