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 ||
Celui qui demeure au Kanyā-hrada sacré (le lac de la jeune fille) n’a jamais à se rendre à la demeure de Vaivasvata (Yama). Après la mort, il atteint le monde des dieux. Le passage loue le pèlerinage discipliné et la résidence en lieu saint comme moyen dharmique de purifier sa fin et d’assurer un destin posthume favorable.
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.