Shloka 30
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
श्यामायास्त्वाश्रमं गत्वा उषित्वा चाभिषिच्य च । एकपक्ष निराहारस्त्वन्तर्धानफलं लभेत्,श्यामाश्रममें जाकर वहाँ स्नान, निवास तथा एक पक्षतक उपवास करनेवाला पुरुष अन्तर्धानके फलको प्राप्त कर लेता है
śyāmāyās tv āśramaṃ gatvā uṣitvā cābhiṣicya ca | ekapakṣa-nirāhāras tv antardhāna-phalaṃ labhet ||
Seseorang yang pergi ke pertapaan Śyāmā, tinggal di sana, mandi dengan upacara penyucian yang ditetapkan, lalu berpuasa tanpa makan selama dua pekan, memperoleh buah “antardhāna”—pahala yang menganugerahkan daya untuk menjadi tak terlihat.
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that disciplined observance—approaching a sacred hermitage, living with restraint, performing purification rites, and undertaking a sustained fast—yields a specific spiritual ‘fruit’ (phala). It frames extraordinary attainments as outcomes of tapas and regulated conduct rather than mere desire.
Ajadriya describes the merit obtained by visiting Śyāmā’s hermitage: one should go there, stay, bathe/perform ablutions, and fast for a fortnight. By completing these acts, the practitioner gains the stated reward, the ‘fruit of disappearance’ (antardhāna-phala), i.e., the merit associated with becoming unseen.