Shloka 53
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
वैवस्वतस्य सदनं न स गच्छेत् कदाचन । यस्य कन्याह्दे वासो देवलोक॑ स गच्छति
vaivasvatasya sadanaṃ na sa gacchet kadācana | yasya kanyāhrade vāso devalokaṃ sa gacchati ||
Quien reside en el sagrado Kanyā-hrada (el lago de la doncella) no ha de ir jamás a la morada de Vaivasvata (Yama). Tras la muerte, alcanza el mundo de los dioses. El pasaje ensalza la peregrinación disciplinada y la santa residencia como medio dhármico para purificar el final y asegurar un destino póstumo auspicioso.
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.