Shloka 43
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
कलविड्क उपस्पृश्य विद्याच्च बहुशो जलम् | अग्ने: पुरे नर: स्नात्वा अग्निकन्यापुरे वसेत्
Kalaviḍka upaspṛśya vidyāc ca bahuśo jalam | Agneḥ pure naraḥ snātvā agnikanyāpure vaset ||
Ajadriya dijo: «Al purificarse ritualmente en Kalaviḍka y tomar agua una y otra vez (abluciones), se obtiene el mérito equivalente a bañarse en muchos vados sagrados. Y quien se baña en Agneḥ-pura (el lugar sagrado de Agni) alcanza morada en Agnikanyāpura (la ciudad o reino de la doncella de Agni).»
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.