That man who having fasted for nineteendays, eats only one meal on every twentieth day, and acts thus for a full year, observing all thie while truthfulness of speech and observance of other (excellent) rituals, abstaining also froin meat, leading a celibate life and devoted to the behoof of all creatures, acquires the extensive regions of great happiness, belonging to the Adityas.
पूर्णेऽथ विशे दिवसे यो भुङ्क्ते ह्येकभोजनम्॥ सदा द्वादशमासांस्तु सत्यवादी धृतव्रतः। अमांसाशी ब्रह्मचारी सर्वभूतहिते रतः॥ स लोकान् विपुलान् रम्यानादित्यानामुपाश्नुते।