Shloka 15
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
यत्र भागीरथी गड्जा पतते दिशमुत्तराम् । महेश्वरस्य त्रिस्थाने यो नरस्त्वभिषिच्यते
yatra bhāgīrathī gaṅgā patate diśam uttarām | maheśvarasya tristhāne yo naras tv abhiṣicyate ||
ഭാഗീരഥീ ഗംഗ വടക്കോട്ടു ഒഴുകുന്നിടത്ത്—മഹേശ്വരന്റെ ത്രിസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ അഭിഷേകം ലഭിക്കുന്ന മനുഷ്യൻ ശുദ്ധിയും ആത്മോന്നതിയും പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that reverent contact with a sacred tīrtha—especially bathing at a Śiva-associated holy locus where the Gaṅgā flows northward—supports purification and strengthens dharmic living; outer ritual is presented as a means toward inner cleansing and ethical steadiness.
Ajadriya describes a specific sacred geography: a place where the Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā) turns/flows northward and where Maheśvara’s ‘tristhāna’ is located. He states the merit of being ritually bathed (abhiṣeka/ablution) there, as part of a broader discourse on tīrthas and religious duties.