Shloka 44

Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya

Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa

Devanagari script

करवीरपुरे स्नात्वा विशालायां कृतोदकः । देवह्द उपस्पृश्य ब्रह्मभूतो विराजते,करवीरपुरमें स्नान, विशालामें तर्पण और देवह्दमें मज्जन करनेसे मनुष्य ब्रह्मरूप हो जाता है

Transliteration

karavīrapure snātvā viśālāyāṃ kṛtodakaḥ | devahṛda upaspṛśya brahmabhūto virājate ||

Translation

在迦罗毗罗城（Karavīrapura）沐浴，于毗舍罗（Viśālā）依仪行献水礼（tarpaṇa），并在天湖（Devahṛda）作仪式性沉浸者，据说将如证得梵（Brahman）之境而光辉显现——身心清净，境界高远，灵性圆满。

Word by Word

• करवीरपुरे: in (the city of) Karavīrapura
• करवीरपुरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: करवीरपुर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (स्नान)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), non-finite

• विशालायाम्: in Viśālā (place-name)
• विशालायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाला
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• कृतोदकः: one who has performed the water-offering/ablution (tarpana etc.)
• कृतोदकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतोदक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवह्रदे: in Devahrada (the divine lake)
• देवह्रदे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवह्रद
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• उपस्पृश्य: having touched/abluted (i.e., having taken a purificatory dip)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + स्पृश्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), non-finite

• ब्रह्मभूतः: become Brahman-like / of the nature of Brahman
• ब्रह्मभूतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मभूत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विराजते: shines forth / becomes illustrious
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + राज्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

Speaker

अजड्रिय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ajadriya (speaker)
• Karavīrapura
• Viśālā
• Devahṛda

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that disciplined pilgrimage—bathing, offering water-oblations, and ritual purification at designated tīrthas—functions as a dharmic means of inner cleansing, culminating in a state described as 'brahma-bhūta', i.e., spiritually elevated and radiant with purity.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker enumerates the spiritual fruits of visiting specific sacred sites: bathing at Karavīrapura, performing the water-rite at Viśālā, and purification at Devahṛda, declaring that these acts together confer a transformative, exalted spiritual condition.