Shloka 51
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
जम्बूमार्गे त्रिभिमसि: संयत: सुसमाहित: । अहोरात्रेण चैकेन सिद्धि समधिगच्छति
Ajadriya uvāca: jambūmārge tribhir māsaiḥ saṁyataḥ susamāhitaḥ | ahorātreṇa caikena siddhiṁ samadhigacchati ||
Ajadriya dit : «Si un homme, les sens maîtrisés et l’esprit parfaitement recueilli, se baigne à Jambūmārga durant trois mois, il obtient l’accomplissement spirituel. Oui, même en s’y baignant un seul jour et une seule nuit, avec cette même discipline et cette concentration en un point, il peut atteindre ce même accomplissement.»
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
External rites (like bathing at a tīrtha) bear fruit chiefly when joined with inner discipline—sense-restraint and steady concentration. With such mental and ethical preparation, even a short observance can yield the same ‘siddhi’ as a long one.
Ajadriya is describing the efficacy of a particular sacred practice connected with Jambūmārga, emphasizing that the duration (three months versus one day-and-night) is secondary to the practitioner’s self-control and focused mind.