Shloka 38
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
Devanagari script
मरुद्गण उपस्पृश्य पितृणामाश्रमे शुचि:
Transliteration
marudgaṇa upaspṛśya pitṝṇām āśrame śuciḥ
Translation
行触水净身之仪后，他保持清净，遂以受净之身进入皮特利（Pitṛs，祖灵诸父）之住处——以此昭示对祖先秩序的敬奉，并表明在涉入神圣之事前，仪洁乃伦理所必需。
Word by Word
मरुद्गणःthe host/group of Maruts (wind-gods)
मरुद्गणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् + गण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उपस्पृश्यhaving touched/after touching (i.e., having performed ablution by touching water)
उपस्पृश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउप + स्पृश्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as avyaya-kriyāviśeṣaṇa)
पितृणाम्of the Pitṛs (manes/ancestors)
पितृणाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
आश्रमेin the hermitage/āśrama
आश्रमे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रम
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
शुचिःpure/clean
शुचिः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
अजड्रिय उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
Marudgaṇa (host of the Maruts)P
Pitṛs (ancestral Fathers)Ā
Āśrama (hermitage/abode)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharmic discipline: before entering or acting within a sacred domain—especially one connected with ancestors—one should be ritually and ethically purified, expressing reverence and self-restraint.
The speaker describes a moment of entering/being in the Pitṛs’ hermitage after performing a purification act (touching water/ācamana), emphasizing the sanctity of the setting and the required state of purity.