Shloka 46
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
उर्वशीं कृत्तिकायोगे गत्वा चैव समाहित: । लौहित्ये विधिवत् स्नात्वा पुण्डरीकफलं लभेत्
Urvāśīṃ Kṛttikā-yoge gatvā caiva samāhitaḥ | Lauhitye vidhivat snātvā Puṇḍarīka-phalaṃ labhet ||
Sa mapalad na pagsasanib ng nakṣatra na Kṛttikā, ang sinumang may isip na natipon at nakatuon ay magtungo sa banal na tawiran na Urvāśī, at saka maligo ayon sa itinakdang ritwal sa Lauhitya-tīrtha, ay magkakamit ng kabutihang-loob na katumbas ng bunga ng handog na Puṇḍarīka (Puṇḍarīka-yajña).
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Merit from pilgrimage depends not only on the place and time but also on inner discipline (samāhita—focused mind) and correct observance (vidhivat—according to rule). Properly performed sacred bathing at specific tīrthas on an auspicious astral occasion is said to yield merit equal to a major sacrifice.
The speaker is listing tīrtha-observances and their corresponding spiritual rewards. Here, he states that bathing at the Urvāśī and Lauhitya tīrthas during the Kṛttikā conjunction grants the fruit of the Puṇḍarīka sacrifice.