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Shloka 42

Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya

Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa

अभ्मपृष्ठे गयायां च निरविन्दे च पर्वते । तृतीयां क्रौज्चपद्यां च ब्रह्म॒हत्यां विशुध्यते

aśmapṛṣṭhe gayāyāṃ ca niravinde ca parvate | tṛtīyāṃ krauñcapadyāṃ ca brahmahatyāṃ viśudhyate ||

గయాలో అశ్మపృష్ట వద్ద పితృదేవతలకు పిండదానం చేసి, తరువాత నిరవింద పర్వతంపై పిండదానం చేసి, మూడవసారి క్రౌంచపదీ అనే తీర్థంలో పిండం అర్పిస్తే, బ్రహ్మహత్య అనే మహాపాపం నుండికూడా మనిషి పూర్తిగా శుద్ధి పొందుతాడు।

अश्मपृष्ठेon the stone-surface (Aśmapṛṣṭha)
अश्मपृष्ठे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअश्मपृष्ठ
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
गयायाम्in Gayā
गयायाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगया
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
निरविन्देat Niravinda
निरविन्दे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनिरविन्द
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पर्वतेon the mountain
पर्वते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तृतीयाम्the third
तृतीयाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतृतीय
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
क्रौञ्चपद्याम्at (the tīrtha called) Krauñcapadī
क्रौञ्चपद्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootक्रौञ्चपदी
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
ब्रह्महत्याम्brahmin-slaying (sin) / brahmahatyā
ब्रह्महत्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्महत्या
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
विशुध्यतेis purified / becomes pure
विशुध्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootविशुध्
FormPresent, Ātmanepada, Third, Singular

अजड्रिय उवाच

A
Ajadriya
G
Gayā
A
Aśmapṛṣṭha (Pretashilā)
N
Niravinda (mountain)
K
Krauñcapadī (tīrtha)
P
Pitṛs (ancestors, implied)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that certain highly revered tīrthas—especially Gayā and related sites—are regarded in the dharma tradition as powerful means of prāyaścitta: through prescribed ancestral offerings (piṇḍa/śrāddha), even the gravest moral stain such as brahmahatyā is said to be removable, emphasizing repentance, ritual responsibility, and restoration to dharmic life.

A speaker named Ajadriya is describing the merit of specific pilgrimage locations and rites. He lists three places/occasions—Aśmapṛṣṭha at Gayā, Mount Niravinda, and the tīrtha Krauñcapadī—stating that performing the appropriate ancestral offerings there results in complete purification from the sin of brahmahatyā.