Shloka 56
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
कुल्यायां समुपस्पृश्य जप्त्वा चैवाघमर्षणम् | अश्वमेधमवाप्रोति त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नर:,जो मनुष्य कुल्यामें स्नान करके अघमर्षण मन्त्रका जप करता है तथा तीन राततक वहाँ उपवासपूर्वक रहता है उसे अश्वमेधयज्ञका फल मिलता है
kulyāyāṃ samupaspṛśya japtvā caivāghamarṣaṇam | aśvamedham avāpnoti trirātropoṣito naraḥ ||
Having bathed in a canal (or sacred watercourse) and recited the Aghamarṣaṇa mantra, a man who fasts there for three nights attains the merit of the Aśvamedha sacrifice.
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Great ritual merit is linked not only to costly ceremonies but also to inner discipline: purification by bathing, sincere mantra-recitation, and sustained fasting (three nights) can confer the fruit traditionally associated with the Aśvamedha.
Ajadriya describes a specific observance: bathing in a kulyā, reciting the Aghamarṣaṇa mantra, and fasting for three nights. He states that this practice grants the merit of an Aśvamedha, presenting an accessible dharmic alternative to grand royal sacrifice.