Shloka 23
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
वैमानिक उपस्पृश्य किडकिणीकाश्रमे तथा । निवासे>प्सरसां दिव्ये कामचारी महीयते,जो वैमानिक और किड्किणीकाश्रमतीर्थमें स्नान करता है, वह अप्सराओंके दिव्यलोकमें जाकर सम्मानित होता और इच्छानुसार विचरता है
vaimānika upaspṛśya kiḍakiṇīkāśrame tathā | nivāse 'psarasāṁ divye kāmacārī mahīyate ||
Barangsiapa melakukan mandi penyucian di tirtha Vaimānika dan juga di tirtha pertapaan Kiḍakiṇīkāśrama, setelah wafat ia dimuliakan di kediaman surgawi para Apsaras dan memperoleh kebebasan untuk berkelana di sana sesuai kehendaknya.
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that tīrtha-bathing (ritual purification undertaken with faith and discipline) is a dharmic act that generates puṇya, leading to honor and desirable posthumous attainments—here expressed as reaching the divine realm of the Apsarases and enjoying freedom of movement.
A speaker named Ajadriya is listing the fruits of visiting specific sacred places. He states that bathing at the tīrthas called Vaimānika and Kiḍakiṇīkāśrama results in being honored in the heavenly dwelling associated with the Apsarases and gaining the ability to roam there at will.