Shloka 35

Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya

Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa

Devanagari script

गड्ायमुनयोस्तीर्थे तथा कालग्जरे गिरौ । दशाश्वमेधानाप्रोति तत्र मासं कृतोदकः,गड़ा-यमुनाके सड्न्‍भमतीर्थमें तथा कालज्जरतीर्थमें एक मासतक स्नान और तर्पण करनेसे दस अश्वमेध-यज्ञोंका फल प्राप्त होता है

Transliteration

Gaḍā-yamunayos tīrthe tathā Kālagjare girau | daśāśvamedhān āpnoti tatra māsaṁ kṛtodakaḥ ||

Translation

قال أجادريا (Ajadriya): «عند المَعبر المقدّس حيث يلتقي نهر غَدَا (Gaḍā) بنهر يَمُنا (Yamunā)، وكذلك على جبل كالَغْجَرَ (Kālagjara)، من أقام هناك شهرًا كاملًا على الاغتسال المقرّر وسكب الماء وفق الطقس، نال ثوابًا يعادل عشرة قرابين أشفاميدها (Aśvamedha).»

Word by Word

• गडा-यमुनयोः: of (the rivers) Gaḍā and Yamunā
• गडा-यमुनयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गडा-यमुना
• Form: feminine, genitive, dual

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• तथा: and also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• कालञ्जरे: at Kālañjara
• कालञ्जरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालञ्जर
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• गिरौ: on the mountain
• गिरौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• दश: ten
• दश: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• अश्वमेधानाम्: of Aśvamedha sacrifices
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वमेध
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• आप्नोति: attains/obtains
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप्
• Form: present, third, singular, parasmaipada

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• मासम्: for a month
• मासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• कृत-उदकः: having performed bathing/ablutions (having done the water-rite)
• कृत-उदकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतोदक
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

अजड्रिय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ajadriya
• Gaḍā River
• Yamunā River
• Gaḍā–Yamunā tīrtha (confluence)
• Kālagjara Mountain
• Aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sustained, disciplined pilgrimage practice—bathing and offering water with sincerity for a month—can confer immense spiritual merit, comparable to major sacrifices, highlighting an accessible path of dharma grounded in purity and devotion rather than costly ritual display.

What is happening in the narrative?

Ajadriya is describing the greatness (māhātmya) of specific holy places: the confluence of the Gaḍā and Yamunā and Mount Kālagjara, stating the extraordinary merit gained by observing a month-long regimen of bathing and water-offerings there.