Shloka 93
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
विबोध्यते विमानस्थ: सो5प्सतेभिरभिष्ठत: । पुष्कर
vibodhyate vimānasthaḥ so 'psarobhir abhiṣṭhitaḥ | puṣkare prabhāse naimiṣāraṇye sāgarodake devikāyām indramārge tathā svarṇavindau ca snātvā manuṣyo vimānam āruhya svargaṃ gacchati, apsarasaś ca stutibhir enaṃ vibodhayanti |
तो दिव्य विमानात आसनस्थ होऊन अप्सरांच्या सेवेत जागा होतो. पुष्कर, प्रभास, नैमिषारण्य, सागरोदक, देविका, इन्द्रमार्ग आणि स्वर्णविन्दु—या तीर्थांत स्नान करणारा मनुष्य विमानावर आरूढ होऊन स्वर्गास जातो; आणि अप्सरा त्याची स्तुती करीत तेथे त्याला जागवितात।
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the efficacy of tīrtha-dharma: reverent bathing at renowned sacred sites is portrayed as generating great merit that culminates in heavenly ascent, symbolized by a vimāna and the welcome of Apsarases.
Ajadriya describes the फल (result) of bathing at specific tīrthas: the pilgrim attains heaven, rides a celestial chariot, and is attended and awakened by praising Apsarases—an image of honored arrival in the next world.