Shloka 41
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
उत्पातके नर: स्नात्वा अष्टावक्रे कृतोदक: । द्वादशाहं निराहारो नरमेधफलं लभेत्,उत्पातक तीर्थमें स्नान और अष्टावक्र तीर्थमें तर्पण करके बारह दिनोंतक निराहार रहनेसे नरमेधयज्ञका फल प्राप्त होता है
utpātake naraḥ snātvā aṣṭāvakre kṛtodakaḥ | dvādaśāhaṁ nirāhāro naramedhaphalaṁ labhet |
Seseorang yang mandi di tirtha suci bernama Utpātaka, lalu melakukan tarpaṇa (persembahan air) di Aṣṭāvakra, dan berpuasa tanpa makan selama dua belas hari, memperoleh pahala yang setara dengan kurban Naramedha.
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
That disciplined observance—pilgrimage bathing, water-offerings, and sustained fasting—can confer merit comparable to major Vedic sacrifices, highlighting self-control and sacred practice as powerful, accessible forms of dharma.
The speaker Ajadriya is enumerating the fruits of specific tīrtha-related acts: bathing at Utpātaka, performing water-offerings at Aṣṭāvakra, and fasting for twelve days, culminating in the claim that these together yield Naramedha-level merit.