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Shloka 56

Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya

Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa

कुल्यायां समुपस्पृश्य जप्त्वा चैवाघमर्षणम्‌ | अश्वमेधमवाप्रोति त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नर:

kulyāyāṃ samupaspṛśya japtvā caivāghamarṣaṇam | aśvamedham avāpnoti trirātropoṣito naraḥ ||

Tắm gội trong một dòng kênh (hay thủy đạo linh thiêng) và tụng niệm thần chú Aghamarṣaṇa, người nào nhịn ăn tại đó suốt ba đêm thì đạt công đức ngang với lễ tế Aśvamedha.

कुल्यायाम्in a canal/ditch (water-channel)
कुल्यायाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकुल्या
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
समुपस्पृश्यhaving bathed/touched water (performed ablution)
समुपस्पृश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्+उप+स्पृश्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite
जप्त्वाhaving recited
जप्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootजप्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अघमर्षणम्the Aghamarṣaṇa (sin-destroying) mantra/hymn
अघमर्षणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअघमर्षण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अश्वमेधम्the Aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice) (fruit/merit)
अश्वमेधम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वमेध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अवाप्नोतिattains/obtains
अवाप्नोति:
TypeVerb
Rootअव+आप्
FormPresent, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular
त्रिरात्रोपोषितःone who has fasted for three nights
त्रिरात्रोपोषितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रिरात्र-उपोषित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नरःa man
नरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

अजड्रिय उवाच

A
Aghamarṣaṇa mantra
A
Aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice)
K
kulyā (canal/watercourse)

Educational Q&A

Great ritual merit is linked not only to costly ceremonies but also to inner discipline: purification by bathing, sincere mantra-recitation, and sustained fasting (three nights) can confer the fruit traditionally associated with the Aśvamedha.

Ajadriya describes a specific observance: bathing in a kulyā, reciting the Aghamarṣaṇa mantra, and fasting for three nights. He states that this practice grants the merit of an Aśvamedha, presenting an accessible dharmic alternative to grand royal sacrifice.