Shloka 12
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
करतोयां कुरड्ले च त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नर: । अश्वमेधमवाप्रोति विगाहा[ प्रयत: शुचि:
karatoyāyāṃ kuraṅge ca trirātropoṣito naraḥ | aśvamedham avāpnoti vigāhya prayataḥ śuciḥ ||
Wika ni Ajadriya: Ang lalaking, taglay ang pagpipigil-sa-sarili at kalinisan, ay maligo sa ilog Karatoyā sa lupain ng Kuraṅga at pagkatapos ay mag-ayuno nang tatlong gabi—nagkakamit siya ng gantimpalang katumbas ng paghahandog na Aśvamedha.
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sincere discipline—purity, self-restraint, sacred bathing, and a three-night fast—can confer spiritual merit comparable to an elaborate royal sacrifice like the Aśvamedha, emphasizing inner effort over external grandeur.
A speaker named Ajadriya is listing the fruits of visiting specific sacred places (tīrthas). Here he states that bathing in the Karatoyā in the Kuraṅga region and fasting for three nights yields the Aśvamedha’s reward.