Shloka 14
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
अपां हृद उपस्पृश्य वाजिमेधफलं लभेत् | ब्रह्मचारी जितक्रोध: सत्यसंधस्त्वहिंसक:
apāṁ hṛda upaspṛśya vājimedha-phalaṁ labhet | brahmacārī jitakrodhaḥ satyasaṁdhas tv ahiṁsakaḥ |
ដោយងូតទឹកនៅក្នុងទឹកបរិសុទ្ធនៃបឹងឈ្មោះសលិលហទ (Salilahada) មនុស្សម្នាក់ទទួលបានផលបុណ្យស្មើនឹងយញ្ញអស្វមេធ (Aśvamedha) — បើគាត់រស់នៅជាប្រហ្មចារី (brahmacārin) ឈ្នះកំហឹង រឹងមាំក្នុងសច្ចវាចា និងប្រកាន់អហിംសា។
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sacred acts like bathing at a tīrtha yield their highest merit only when grounded in ethical virtues—brahmacarya (disciplined continence), mastery over anger, truthfulness, and non-violence—thereby prioritizing inner character over mere external ritual.
A speaker (Ajadriya) describes the spiritual efficacy of a specific pilgrimage site, Salilahada, stating that a properly qualified practitioner who bathes there attains the merit equivalent to performing the grand Aśvamedha sacrifice.