Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 51
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
जम्बूमार्गे त्रिभिमसि: संयत: सुसमाहित: । अहोरात्रेण चैकेन सिद्धि समधिगच्छति
Ajadriya uvāca: jambūmārge tribhir māsaiḥ saṁyataḥ susamāhitaḥ | ahorātreṇa caikena siddhiṁ samadhigacchati ||
Sinabi ni Ajadriya: “Kung ang isang tao ay may pagpipigil sa mga pandama at ang isip ay ganap na natitipon at payapa, at maligo sa Jambūmārga sa loob ng tatlong buwan, makakamit niya ang siddhi, ang ganap na katuparang espirituwal. Tunay, kahit sa pagligo roon nang isang araw at isang gabi lamang, taglay ang gayong pagpipigil at iisang-tutok na pagninilay, maaabot din niya ang kaparehong bunga.”
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
External rites (like bathing at a tīrtha) bear fruit chiefly when joined with inner discipline—sense-restraint and steady concentration. With such mental and ethical preparation, even a short observance can yield the same ‘siddhi’ as a long one.
Ajadriya is describing the efficacy of a particular sacred practice connected with Jambūmārga, emphasizing that the duration (three months versus one day-and-night) is secondary to the practitioner’s self-control and focused mind.