Shloka 59
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
मैनाके पर्वते स्नात्वा तथा संध्यामुपास्य च | काम॑ जित्वा च वै मासं सर्वयज्ञफलं लभेत्,मैनाक पर्वतपर एक महीनेतक स्नान और संध्योपासन करनेसे मनुष्य कामको जीतकर समस्त यज्ञोंका फल पा लेता है
Maināke parvate snātvā tathā sandhyām upāsya ca | kāmaṁ jitvā ca vai māsaṁ sarvayajñaphalaṁ labhet ||
Having bathed at Mount Maināka and duly performed the Sandhyā worship, a person who, for a full month, conquers desire attains the merit equivalent to that of all sacrifices.
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sustained self-restraint—specifically conquering kāma—combined with disciplined daily Sandhyā worship and sacred bathing yields immense spiritual merit, equated here with the fruit of all sacrifices. Inner mastery is presented as the decisive ethical achievement.
A speaker (Ajadri) describes a specific observance connected with Mount Maināka: bathing there and performing Sandhyā worship for a month. The statement functions as a prescriptive teaching on tīrtha-practice and vows, highlighting the promised result of such discipline.