Shloka 11
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
इन्द्रतोयां समासाद्य गन्धमादनसंनिधौ,गन्धमादन पर्वतके निकट इन्द्रतोया नदीमें और कुरंग क्षेत्रके भीतर करतोया नदीमें संयतचित्त एवं शुद्धभावसे स्नान करके तीन रात उपवास करनेवाला मनुष्य अश्वमेध यज्ञका फल पाता है
indratoyāṃ samāsādya gandhamādana-sannidhau | gandhamādana-parvate nikaṭa indratoyā-nadīṃ ca kuraṅga-kṣetra-antar-gatāṃ kartoyā-nadīṃ ca saṃyata-cittaḥ śuddha-bhāvena snātvā trīṇi rātrāṇy upavāsī manuṣyaḥ aśvamedha-yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti |
Ajadriya sprach: Wer zum Fluss Indratoyā nahe dem Berg Gandhamādana geht und auch zum Fluss Karatoyā innerhalb der Region Kuraṅga, dort mit gezügeltem Geist und geläuterter Absicht badet und dann drei Nächte fastet—der erlangt das Verdienst (die Frucht) des Aśvamedha-Opfers.
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that great religious merit is not only tied to costly royal rituals; disciplined conduct—purity of intention, mental restraint, sacred bathing, and a short but sincere fast—can yield merit comparable to the Aśvamedha.
Ajadriya describes specific sacred rivers and locations (Indratoyā near Gandhamādana, and Kartoyā in the Kuranga region) and prescribes a tirtha-observance: bathe there with a purified mind and then fast for three nights to obtain the fruit of an Aśvamedha.