Shloka 51
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
जम्बूमार्गे त्रिभिमसि: संयत: सुसमाहित: । अहोरात्रेण चैकेन सिद्धि समधिगच्छति
Ajadriya uvāca: jambūmārge tribhir māsaiḥ saṁyataḥ susamāhitaḥ | ahorātreṇa caikena siddhiṁ samadhigacchati ||
अजद्रिय म्हणाला— जो मनुष्य इंद्रिये संयमून, चित्त पूर्ण एकाग्र करून जम्बूमार्गात तीन महिने स्नान करतो, तो सिद्धी प्राप्त करतो. तसेच त्याच संयमाने व एकाग्रतेने तेथे केवळ एक अहोरात्र स्नान केले तरी त्याला तीच सिद्धी प्राप्त होते.
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
External rites (like bathing at a tīrtha) bear fruit chiefly when joined with inner discipline—sense-restraint and steady concentration. With such mental and ethical preparation, even a short observance can yield the same ‘siddhi’ as a long one.
Ajadriya is describing the efficacy of a particular sacred practice connected with Jambūmārga, emphasizing that the duration (three months versus one day-and-night) is secondary to the practitioner’s self-control and focused mind.