Shloka 54
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
प्रभासे त्वेकरात्रेण अमावास्यां समाहित: । सिध्यते तु महाबाहो यो नरो जायतेडमर:
prabhāse tv ekarātreṇa amāvāsyāṃ samāhitaḥ | sidhyate tu mahābāho yo naro jāyate 'maraḥ ||
大臂の勇者よ。心をよく収めて一心に集中し、プラバーサ（Prabhāsa）において新月の夜（アマーヴァーシャー）を守り行ずる者は、ただ一夜にして霊的成就を得る。しかも死後、その者は不死なる者たち—天の神々—の中に生まれる。
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that disciplined mental focus (samāhita-citta) combined with a sacred observance at a tīrtha can yield swift spiritual fruit (siddhi) and auspicious post-mortem destiny—highlighting the ethical value of self-control, faith, and purposeful religious practice.
Within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma and the fruits of vows and pilgrimages, the speaker describes the extraordinary merit of staying at the Prabhāsa sacred site on the new-moon night: a single night’s concentrated observance is said to grant accomplishment and lead to rebirth among the gods.