Shloka 29

Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya

Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa

Devanagari script

चित्रकूटे जनस्थाने तथा मन्दाकिनीजले । विगाहा वै निराहारो राजलक्ष्म्या निषेव्यते

Transliteration

citrakūṭe janasthāne tathā mandākinī-jale | vigāhya vai nirāhāro rāja-lakṣmyā niṣevyate ||

Translation

જે ચિત્રકૂટમાં મંદાકિનીના જળમાં તથા જનસ્થાનમાં (ગોદાવરીના) જળમાં સ્નાન કરીને ઉપવાસ કરે છે, તે પુરુષ રાજલક્ષ્મી દ્વારા સેવિત થાય છે.

Word by Word

• चित्रकूटे: in Chitrakuta
• चित्रकूटे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रकूट
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• जनस्थाने: in Janasthana
• जनस्थाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनस्थान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तथा: and; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• मन्दाकिनीजले: in the water of (the river) Mandakini
• मन्दाकिनीजले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दाकिनी-जल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• विगाह्य: having bathed/immersed (oneself)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-गाह्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• निराहारः: fasting; without food
• निराहारः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निराहार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजलक्ष्म्या: by royal fortune/prosperity
• राजलक्ष्म्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजलक्ष्मी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• निषेव्यते: is attended/served (i.e., is favored)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-सेव्
• Form: Lat (Present), Atmanepada, Third, Singular, Passive/impersonal usage (karmani-prayoga sense)

Speaker

अजड्रिय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ajadriya
• Citrakūṭa
• Janasthāna
• Mandākinī
• Rāja-Lakṣmī (royal fortune/prosperity)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links sacred bathing (tīrtha-snān) and fasting (nirāhāra) with the attainment of rāja-lakṣmī—prosperity and status—implying that disciplined self-restraint performed in holy contexts is ethically efficacious and socially fruitful.

What is happening in the narrative?

Ajadriya is describing the fruit (phala) of specific tīrtha-observances: bathing at Citrakūṭa in the Mandākinī and at Janasthāna, followed by fasting, which is said to bring the favor of royal fortune.