Shloka 373
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
स्नात्वा तु भरतश्रेष्ठ निर्मल: स्वर्गमाप्तुयात् । भरतश्रेष्ठ) जो नियमपूर्वक उत्तम व्रतका पालन करते हुए माघके महीनेमें प्रयागमें स्नान करता है वह सब पापोंसे मुक्त होकर स्वर्गमें जाता है
snātvā tu bharataśreṣṭha nirmalaḥ svargam āptuyāt |
O best of the Bharatas, one who bathes there becomes purified and attains heaven. In context, the verse praises the merit of keeping a disciplined vow and bathing at Prayāga in the month of Māgha, presenting such observance as a means of cleansing sin and gaining release from moral taint.
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Disciplined observance (vrata) and sacred bathing are presented as practices that purify one from sin and generate merit leading to heavenly attainment.
The speaker addresses a Bharata noble, stating that bathing (implicitly at a praised tīrtha such as Prayāga during Māgha, per the surrounding context) makes one pure and fit to attain heaven.