Shloka 53
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
वैवस्वतस्य सदनं न स गच्छेत् कदाचन । यस्य कन्याह्दे वासो देवलोक॑ स गच्छति,जो कोकामुख तीर्थमें स्नान करके अजञ्जलिकाश्रम-तीर्थमें जाकर सागका भोजन करता हुआ चीरवस्त्र धारण करके कुछ कालतक निवास करता है उसे दस बार कन्याकुमारी तीर्थके सेवनका फल प्राप्त होता है तथा उसे कभी यमराजके घर नहीं जाना पड़ता। जो कन्याकुमारी तीर्थमें निवास करता है वह मृत्युके पश्चात् देवलोकमें जाता है
vaivasvatasya sadanaṃ na sa gacchet kadācana | yasya kanyāhrade vāso devalokaṃ sa gacchati ||
One who resides at the sacred Kanyā-hrada (the maiden’s lake) never has to go to the abode of Vaivasvata (Yama). After death, such a person attains the world of the gods. The passage praises disciplined pilgrimage and holy residence as a dharmic means to purify one’s end and secure an auspicious post-mortem destiny.
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Residence at a revered tīrtha (here, Kanyāhrada) is presented as a powerful dharmic practice that yields puṇya, purifies one’s destiny, and leads to a heavenly afterlife—symbolized by not having to go to Yama’s abode.
The speaker is extolling the greatness (māhātmya) of a specific sacred place, stating the spiritual result of staying there: freedom from Yama’s realm and attainment of Devaloka after death.