Shloka 186
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
त्रिरात्रोपोषितो भूत्वा मुच्यते ब्रह्म॒हत्यया | जो लोभका त्याग करके भृगुतुड्ग-क्षेत्रके महाहदद नामक तीर्थमें स्नान करता है और तीन राततक भोजन छोड़ देता है, वह ब्रह्महत्याके पापसे मुक्त हो जाता है
trirātroposito bhūtvā mucyate brahmahatyayā |
Ajaḍriya nói: “Chỉ cần giữ chay ba đêm thì được giải thoát khỏi tội brahma-hatyā (tội sát hại một brāhmaṇa).” Trong khuôn khổ giáo huấn của Anuśāsana, câu kệ nêu khổ hạnh (upavāsa) như một kỷ luật thanh tẩy nhằm phục hồi đạo hạnh sau lỗi lầm nghiêm trọng.
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that a disciplined three-night fast (trirātra-upavāsa) functions as a form of prāyaścitta (atonement), capable of purifying even the grave sin termed brahma-hatyā, emphasizing moral repair through austerity and self-restraint.
Within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma and expiations, the speaker Ajadriya states a specific remedial observance: fasting for three nights is presented as a means to obtain release from the guilt and consequences associated with brahma-hatyā.