Shloka 33

Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya

Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa

Devanagari script

नैमिषे स्वर्गतीर्थे च उपस्पृश्य जितेन्द्रिय: । फलं पुरुषमेधस्य लभेन्मासं कृतोदक:

Transliteration

naimiṣe svargatīrthe ca upaspṛśya jitendriyaḥ | phalaṃ puruṣamedhasya labhen māsaṃ kṛtodakaḥ ||

Translation

Ajadriya dit : «À Naimiṣa, au gué sacré nommé Svarga-tīrtha, celui qui accomplit le bain purificateur et vit dans la maîtrise des sens—offrant l’oblation d’eau prescrite pendant un mois entier—obtient le mérite que l’on dit provenir du sacrifice Puruṣamedha.»

Word by Word

• नैमिषे: in Naimiṣa
• नैमिषे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैमिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• स्वर्गतीर्थे: at the Svarga-tīrtha (heavenly ford)
• स्वर्गतीर्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्गतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• उपस्पृश्य: having bathed/touched water (performed ablution)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपस्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• जितेन्द्रियः: one who has conquered the senses; self-controlled
• जितेन्द्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जितेन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• फलम्: the fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पुरुषमेधस्य: of the Puruṣamedha (sacrifice)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषमेध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• लभेत्: would obtain / should obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative), Optative (injunctive sense: 'should/may'), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• मासम्: for a month / a month (duration)
• मासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृतोदकः: having performed the water-offering/ablution (udaka-rite done)
• कृतोदकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतोदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजड्रिय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ajadriya
• Naimiṣa (Naimiṣāraṇya)
• Svarga-tīrtha
• Puruṣamedha (sacrifice)
• water-ablution (upaspṛśya)
• self-control (jitendriya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse elevates disciplined pilgrimage: ritual purity (bathing), sustained observance (a month-long practice), and inner restraint (conquest of the senses) together can yield merit comparable to a major Vedic sacrifice. Ethical emphasis falls on self-control and steady duty rather than mere momentary ritual.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker named Ajadriya is describing the spiritual efficacy of specific tīrthas, especially Svarga-tīrtha at Naimiṣa, stating that a self-controlled person who performs the prescribed water-rites there for a month attains the fruit of the Puruṣamedha.