Shloka 33

Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya

Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa

Devanagari script

नैमिषे स्वर्गतीर्थे च उपस्पृश्य जितेन्द्रिय: । फलं पुरुषमेधस्य लभेन्मासं कृतोदक:

Transliteration

naimiṣe svargatīrthe ca upaspṛśya jitendriyaḥ | phalaṃ puruṣamedhasya labhen māsaṃ kṛtodakaḥ ||

Translation

நைமிஷாரண்யத்தின் சுவர்க்கதீர்த்தத்தில் நீராடி, இந்திரியங்களை அடக்கி, ஒரு மாதம் முழுதும் பித்ருக்களுக்கு நீர்அர்ப்பணம் (ஜலாஞ்சலி) செய்பவன், புருஷமேத யாகத்தின் பலனை அடைகிறான்.

Word by Word

• नैमिषे: in Naimiṣa
• नैमिषे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैमिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• स्वर्गतीर्थे: at the Svarga-tīrtha (heavenly ford)
• स्वर्गतीर्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्गतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• उपस्पृश्य: having bathed/touched water (performed ablution)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपस्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• जितेन्द्रियः: one who has conquered the senses; self-controlled
• जितेन्द्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जितेन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• फलम्: the fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पुरुषमेधस्य: of the Puruṣamedha (sacrifice)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषमेध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• लभेत्: would obtain / should obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative), Optative (injunctive sense: 'should/may'), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• मासम्: for a month / a month (duration)
• मासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृतोदकः: having performed the water-offering/ablution (udaka-rite done)
• कृतोदकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतोदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजड्रिय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ajadriya
• Naimiṣa (Naimiṣāraṇya)
• Svarga-tīrtha
• Puruṣamedha (sacrifice)
• water-ablution (upaspṛśya)
• self-control (jitendriya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse elevates disciplined pilgrimage: ritual purity (bathing), sustained observance (a month-long practice), and inner restraint (conquest of the senses) together can yield merit comparable to a major Vedic sacrifice. Ethical emphasis falls on self-control and steady duty rather than mere momentary ritual.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker named Ajadriya is describing the spiritual efficacy of specific tīrthas, especially Svarga-tīrtha at Naimiṣa, stating that a self-controlled person who performs the prescribed water-rites there for a month attains the fruit of the Puruṣamedha.