Shloka 30
अज्ञान–लोभयोः परस्परहेतुत्वम्
Mutual Causality of Ignorance and Greed
अपि चाप्सु निमज्जेत जपेस्त्रिरघमर्षणम् । यथाश्वमेधावभूथस्तथा तन्मनुरब्रवीत्
api cāpsu nimajjet japet trir-aghamarṣaṇam | yathāśvamedhāvabhūthaḥ tathā tan manur abravīt, yadi |
Śaunaka dit : «Si un homme s’immerge dans l’eau en récitant trois fois l’Aghamarṣaṇa, il obtient le même mérite que le bain purificatoire final (avabhṛtha-snāna) du sacrifice de l’Aśvamedha—ainsi l’a proclamé Manu.»
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
That prescribed purification—immersing in water while reciting the Aghamarṣaṇa three times—can yield merit equivalent to the avabhṛtha bath of an Aśvamedha, highlighting the power of disciplined, sincere practice and authoritative dharma-teaching (Manu).
Śaunaka cites Manu’s statement while discussing dharma-related observances: he presents a specific purificatory act (water-immersion with Aghamarṣaṇa japa) and equates its फल (spiritual merit) with the famed concluding bath of a great Vedic sacrifice.