Shloka 67
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
इदं मेध्यमिदं पुण्यमिदं स्वर्ग्यमनुत्तमम् । इदं रहस्यं वेदानामाप्लाव्यं पावनं तथा
idaṁ medhyam idaṁ puṇyam idaṁ svargyam anuttamam | idaṁ rahasyaṁ vedānām āplāvyaṁ pāvanaṁ tathā
अजद्रिया म्हणाला—हे शुद्ध करणारे आहे, हे पुण्यदायक आहे, हे स्वर्गप्राप्तीचे अनुपम साधन आहे. हे वेदांचे गूढ रहस्य आहे—स्नानासारखे सर्वांगाने धुऊन टाकणारे आणि पावन करणारे.
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The speaker extols a particular instruction or observance as supremely purifying and merit-generating, capable of leading to heaven, and as an inner ‘secret’ aligned with the Vedas—emphasizing ethical-spiritual cleansing rather than mere external ritual.
Within Anuśāsana Parva’s didactic setting, Ajadriya is praising the value of a teaching being transmitted, presenting it as Veda-consistent, deeply purifying, and spiritually efficacious, thereby urging the listener to accept and practice it.