Shloka 173
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
एकमासं निराहार: सिद्धि मासेन स व्रजेत् । महाश्रम तीर्थमें स्नान करके प्रतिदिन पवित्र भावसे अग्निहोत्र करते हुए जो एक महीनेतक उपवास करता है, वह उतने ही समयमें सिद्ध हो जाता है
ekamāsaṃ nirāhāraḥ siddhiṃ māsenāsa vṛjet | mahāśrame tīrthe snātvā pratidinaṃ pavitrabhāvena agnihotraṃ kurvan yo ekamāsaṃ upavāsam ācarati sa tāvatā kālena siddho bhavati |
人若整整一月不食，便能在此一月之内获得灵性成就。尤其是那在圣渡口摩诃室罗摩（Mahāśrama）沐浴，并日日以清净之心奉行阿耆尼火供（Agnihotra），同时守持一月断食者，亦将在同一时限内臻于圆满。
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Disciplined austerity joined with purity and daily Vedic duty (Agnihotra) is presented as a direct means to spiritual accomplishment; the emphasis is on sustained self-control and sanctified intention rather than mere hardship.
Ajadriya describes a specific vow: bathing at the Mahāśrama sacred place and performing Agnihotra each day while fasting for a month, stating that such observance yields siddhi within the same month.