Shloka 67
इदं मेध्यमिदं पुण्यमिदं स्वर्ग्यमनुत्तमम् । इदं रहस्यं वेदानामाप्लाव्यं पावनं तथा
idaṁ medhyam idaṁ puṇyam idaṁ svargyam anuttamam | idaṁ rahasyaṁ vedānām āplāvyaṁ pāvanaṁ tathā
Ajadriya said: “This is purifying; this is meritorious; this is the unsurpassed means to heaven. This is the secret essence of the Vedas—an ablution-like cleansing that washes one through, and likewise a sanctifier.”
अजड्रिय उवाच
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The speaker extols a particular instruction or observance as supremely purifying and merit-generating, capable of leading to heaven, and as an inner ‘secret’ aligned with the Vedas—emphasizing ethical-spiritual cleansing rather than mere external ritual.
Within Anuśāsana Parva’s didactic setting, Ajadriya is praising the value of a teaching being transmitted, presenting it as Veda-consistent, deeply purifying, and spiritually efficacious, thereby urging the listener to accept and practice it.