Shloka 43
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
कलविड्क उपस्पृश्य विद्याच्च बहुशो जलम् | अग्ने: पुरे नर: स्नात्वा अग्निकन्यापुरे वसेत्,कलविड्क तीर्थमें स्नान करनेसे अनेक तीर्थोमें गोते लगानेका फल मिलता है। अग्निपुर तीर्थमें स्नान करनेसे अग्निकन्यापुरका निवास प्राप्त होता है
Kalaviḍka upaspṛśya vidyāc ca bahuśo jalam | Agneḥ pure naraḥ snātvā agnikanyāpure vaset ||
Ajadriya said: “By performing ritual purification at Kalaviḍka and repeatedly taking water (ablutions), one gains the merit equivalent to bathing in many sacred fords. And a man who bathes at Agneḥ-pura (Agni’s sacred place) attains residence in Agnikanyāpura (the city/realm of Agni’s maiden).”
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual purity and disciplined pilgrimage practices (ablution and tīrtha-bathing) are presented as dharmic acts that generate great merit—sometimes equated with the fruits of many pilgrimages—and can lead to exalted post-mortem destinations.
The speaker is listing the merits (phala) of specific sacred places: purification at Kalaviḍka is said to yield the benefit of bathing at many tīrthas, and bathing at Agni’s sacred site grants residence in Agnikanyāpura.