Shloka 106
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
कुशेशयं च देवं त॑ धूयते तस्य किल्बिषम् । जो मनुष्य मन और इन्द्रियोंको संयममें रखते हुए हिरण्यविन्दु तीर्थमें स्नान करके वहाँके प्रमुख देवता भगवान् कुशेशयको प्रणाम करता है, उसके सारे पाप धुल जाते हैं
kuśeśayaṃ ca devaṃ taṃ dhūyate tasya kilbiṣam | yo manuṣyo mana indriyāṇi ca saṃyamya hiraṇyavindu-tīrthe snātvā tatra pradhāna-devatāṃ bhagavantaṃ kuśeśayaṃ praṇamati, tasya sarvāṇi pāpāni dhūyante |
Ajaḍriya berkata: “Dosa orang itu akan tersuci. Sesiapa yang mengekang minda dan pancaindera, lalu mandi di tīrtha Hiraṇyavindu dan bersujud kepada dewa pelindungnya—Tuhan Yang Diberkati Kuśeśaya—maka segala dosanya terhapus.”
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Purification is linked to inner discipline and reverence: restraining mind and senses, bathing at a sacred tīrtha, and bowing to its presiding deity are presented as means by which moral taint (kilbiṣa/pāpa) is washed away.
The speaker Ajaḍriya describes the spiritual efficacy of the Hiraṇyavindu pilgrimage site, stating that a person who practices self-control, bathes there, and pays homage to the chief deity Kuśeśaya attains cleansing from sins.