Shloka 12
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
करतोयां कुरड्ले च त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नर: । अश्वमेधमवाप्रोति विगाहा[ प्रयत: शुचि:
karatoyāyāṃ kuraṅge ca trirātropoṣito naraḥ | aśvamedham avāpnoti vigāhya prayataḥ śuciḥ ||
Ajadriya dit : L’homme qui, dans la maîtrise de soi et la pureté, se baigne dans la rivière Karatoyā au sein de la région de Kuraṅga, puis observe un jeûne de trois nuits, obtient un mérite égal à celui du sacrifice de l’Aśvamedha.
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sincere discipline—purity, self-restraint, sacred bathing, and a three-night fast—can confer spiritual merit comparable to an elaborate royal sacrifice like the Aśvamedha, emphasizing inner effort over external grandeur.
A speaker named Ajadriya is listing the fruits of visiting specific sacred places (tīrthas). Here he states that bathing in the Karatoyā in the Kuraṅga region and fasting for three nights yields the Aśvamedha’s reward.