Shloka 49
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
विन्ध्ये संताप्य चात्मानं सत्यसंधस्त्वहिंसक: । विनयात्तप आस्थाय मासेनैकेन सिध्यति
Vindhye santāpya cātmānaṃ satyasaṃdhastv ahiṃsakaḥ | vinayāt tapa āsthāya māsenāikena sidhyati ||
அஹிம்சையைப் பேணி, சத்தியத்தில் உறுதி கொண்டவனாய் விந்திய மலைகளில் உடலைத் துன்புறுத்தி, பணிவுடன் தவத்தை ஏற்றுக் கொண்டால், ஒரே மாதத்தில் அவன் சித்தியை அடைவான்।
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that spiritual attainment is grounded not merely in physical austerity, but in ethical foundations—truthfulness (satya), non-violence (ahiṃsā), and humility (vinaya). When these virtues accompany disciplined tapas, success is said to come swiftly.
Ajadriya describes a model ascetic practice: a truth-bound, non-violent person goes to the Vindhya region, undertakes humble austerities while enduring bodily hardship, and is declared to achieve siddhi within one month—presented as an illustrative standard of effective, virtue-based penance.