Shloka 29

Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya

Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa

Devanagari script

चित्रकूटे जनस्थाने तथा मन्दाकिनीजले । विगाहा वै निराहारो राजलक्ष्म्या निषेव्यते

Transliteration

citrakūṭe janasthāne tathā mandākinī-jale | vigāhya vai nirāhāro rāja-lakṣmyā niṣevyate ||

Translation

ਜੋ ਚਿਤ੍ਰਕੂਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੰਦਾਕਿਨੀ ਦੇ ਜਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਤੇ ਜਨਸਥਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ (ਗੋਦਾਵਰੀ ਦੇ) ਜਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਸ਼ਨਾਨ ਕਰਕੇ ਉਪਵਾਸ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਪੁਰਖ ਰਾਜਲਕਸ਼ਮੀ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਅਨੁਗ੍ਰਹਿਤ ਤੇ ਸੇਵਿਤ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• चित्रकूटे: in Chitrakuta
• चित्रकूटे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रकूट
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• जनस्थाने: in Janasthana
• जनस्थाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनस्थान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तथा: and; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• मन्दाकिनीजले: in the water of (the river) Mandakini
• मन्दाकिनीजले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दाकिनी-जल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• विगाह्य: having bathed/immersed (oneself)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-गाह्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• निराहारः: fasting; without food
• निराहारः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निराहार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजलक्ष्म्या: by royal fortune/prosperity
• राजलक्ष्म्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजलक्ष्मी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• निषेव्यते: is attended/served (i.e., is favored)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-सेव्
• Form: Lat (Present), Atmanepada, Third, Singular, Passive/impersonal usage (karmani-prayoga sense)

Speaker

अजड्रिय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ajadriya
• Citrakūṭa
• Janasthāna
• Mandākinī
• Rāja-Lakṣmī (royal fortune/prosperity)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links sacred bathing (tīrtha-snān) and fasting (nirāhāra) with the attainment of rāja-lakṣmī—prosperity and status—implying that disciplined self-restraint performed in holy contexts is ethically efficacious and socially fruitful.

What is happening in the narrative?

Ajadriya is describing the fruit (phala) of specific tīrtha-observances: bathing at Citrakūṭa in the Mandākinī and at Janasthāna, followed by fasting, which is said to bring the favor of royal fortune.