Shloka 49
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
विन्ध्ये संताप्य चात्मानं सत्यसंधस्त्वहिंसक: । विनयात्तप आस्थाय मासेनैकेन सिध्यति
Vindhye santāpya cātmānaṃ satyasaṃdhastv ahiṃsakaḥ | vinayāt tapa āsthāya māsenāikena sidhyati ||
Ia yang berpegang pada kebenaran dan teguh dalam ahimsa, setelah pergi ke pegunungan Vindhya dan menanggung derita jasmani di sana, serta—dengan kerendahan hati—menempuh tapa, mencapai kesempurnaan rohani dalam satu bulan saja.
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that spiritual attainment is grounded not merely in physical austerity, but in ethical foundations—truthfulness (satya), non-violence (ahiṃsā), and humility (vinaya). When these virtues accompany disciplined tapas, success is said to come swiftly.
Ajadriya describes a model ascetic practice: a truth-bound, non-violent person goes to the Vindhya region, undertakes humble austerities while enduring bodily hardship, and is declared to achieve siddhi within one month—presented as an illustrative standard of effective, virtue-based penance.