Shloka 18

Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya

Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa

Devanagari script

महाह्दद उपस्पृश्य भृगुतुज़ त्वलोलुप:

Transliteration

mahāhradaṁ upaspṛśya bhṛgutūz tv alolupaḥ

Translation

ଅଜଦ୍ରିୟ କହିଲେ— ‘ମହାହ୍ରଦକୁ ଉପସ୍ପୃଶ୍ୟ (ବିଧିପୂର୍ବକ ସ୍ପର୍ଶ-ସ୍ନାନ କରି) ଲୋଭରହିତ ଭୃଗୁବଂଶଜ ଆଗକୁ ବଢ଼ିଲେ।’ ଏହି ପଦ୍ୟ ଜଳସ୍ପର୍ଶରେ ପବିତ୍ରତା ଓ ନିର୍ଲୋଭତାକୁ ସତ୍ୟ ତପର ଚିହ୍ନ ଭାବେ ଦର୍ଶାଏ।

Word by Word

• महाह्रदम्: the great lake
• महाह्रदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाह्रद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपस्पृश्य: having touched/after bathing (by touching water)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपस्पृश्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as gerund)

• भृगुतुङ्गः: Bhṛgu-tuṅga (name/epithet; 'lofty like Bhṛgu' or 'having Bhṛgu as peak')
• भृगुतुङ्गः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगुतुङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वलोलुपः: not greedy / not covetous
• त्वलोलुपः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वलोलुप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजड्रिय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ajadriya
• Mahāhrada (great lake)
• Bhṛgu (as lineage reference)
• Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links outer purity (ritual contact with sacred water) with inner purity (freedom from greed). It presents non-covetousness (alolupatā) as a defining ethical trait of a disciplined, dharmic life.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker describes a Bhārgava figure who, after touching/performing purification at a great lake, continues onward. The description highlights his ascetic character by explicitly noting his lack of greed.