Shloka 57
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
पिण्डारक उपस्पृश्य एकरात्रोषितो नर: । अग्निष्टोममवाप्रोति प्रभातां शर्वरीं शुचि:,जो मानव पिण्डारक तीर्थमें स्नान करके वहाँ एक रात निवास करता है वह प्रात:काल होते ही पवित्र होकर अग्निष्टोमयज्ञका फल प्राप्त कर लेता है
Piṇḍāraka upaspṛśya ekarātroṣito naraḥ | Agniṣṭomam avāpnoti prabhātāṃ śarvarīṃ śuciḥ ||
Sesiapa yang berwuduk/mandi suci di tirtha Piṇḍāraka dan bermalam di sana satu malam, akan menjadi bersih saat fajar menyingsing dan memperoleh pahala setara dengan korban Agniṣṭoma.
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual purity and disciplined observance at a sacred place—bathing at Piṇḍāraka and keeping a one-night vow—can confer merit equal to a major Vedic sacrifice (Agniṣṭoma), highlighting the power of tīrtha-practice when done with purity.
The speaker is describing the specific spiritual reward of visiting the Piṇḍāraka tīrtha: after bathing there and staying for one night, a person is said to become purified at dawn and gain the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.