Shloka 38

Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya

Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa

Devanagari script

मरुद्गण उपस्पृश्य पितृणामाश्रमे शुचि:

Transliteration

marudgaṇa upaspṛśya pitṝṇām āśrame śuciḥ

Translation

Setelah melakukan upacara penyucian dengan menyentuh air, dia tetap suci lalu melangkah ke pertapaan para Pitṛ (Bapa-bapa leluhur) dalam keadaan tersucikan—menandakan penghormatan kepada tertib leluhur serta keperluan etika akan kebersihan ritual sebelum menyentuh urusan suci.

Word by Word

• मरुद्गणः: the host/group of Maruts (wind-gods)
• मरुद्गणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् + गण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उपस्पृश्य: having touched/after touching (i.e., having performed ablution by touching water)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + स्पृश्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as avyaya-kriyāviśeṣaṇa)

• पितृणाम्: of the Pitṛs (manes/ancestors)
• पितृणाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• आश्रमे: in the hermitage/āśrama
• आश्रमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• शुचिः: pure/clean
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजड्रिय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Marudgaṇa (host of the Maruts)
• Pitṛs (ancestral Fathers)
• Āśrama (hermitage/abode)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dharmic discipline: before entering or acting within a sacred domain—especially one connected with ancestors—one should be ritually and ethically purified, expressing reverence and self-restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker describes a moment of entering/being in the Pitṛs’ hermitage after performing a purification act (touching water/ācamana), emphasizing the sanctity of the setting and the required state of purity.