Shloka 13
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
गड्जद्वारे कुशावर्ते बिल्वके नीलपर्वते । तथा कनखले स्नात्वा धूतपाप्मा दिवं व्रजेत्,गंगाद्वार, कुशावर्त, बिल्वक तीर्थ, नील पर्वत तथा कनखलमें स्नान करके पापरहित हुआ मनुष्य स्वर्गलोकको जाता है
Gaṅgādvāre Kuśāvarte Bilvake Nīlaparvate | tathā Kanakhale snātvā dhūtapāpmā divaṁ vrajet ||
By bathing at these sacred fords—Gaṅgādvāra, Kuśāvarta, Bilvaka, Nīlaparvata, and likewise at Kanakhala—a person is cleansed of sin and attains heaven.
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that tīrtha-bathing at renowned sacred sites is traditionally regarded as a means of moral and ritual purification, leading to the accrual of merit and the attainment of heavenly realms—especially when aligned with dharmic conduct.
Within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma and religious observances, the speaker lists specific pilgrimage locations and states the फल (result): bathing there renders one ‘dhūtapāpmā’ (sin-cleansed) and fit to attain heaven.