Shloka 81
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
चतुर्विद्ये च यत्पुण्यं सत्यवादिषु चैव यत् । स्नातएवतदाप्नोतिगंगायामुनसंगमे
caturvidye ca yatpuṇyaṃ satyavādiṣu caiva yat | snātaevatadāpnotigaṃgāyāmunasaṃgame
كلُّ ما ينشأ من ثوابِ العلمِ الرباعي، وكلُّ ما يختصّ به الصادقون في القول من ثواب—فإن من اغتسل عند ملتقى الغانغا واليامونا ينال ذلك بعينه.
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Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: river
Sandhi Resolution Notes: yat+puṇyam → yatpuṇyam (त्+प्); ca+eva → caiva (अ+ए → ऐ); snātaḥ+eva → snāta eva (visarga before vowel; written snātaeva); eva+tat → evatat; tat+āpnoti → tadāpnoti (त्+आ → दा); āpnoti+gaṅgā... → āpnoti gaṅgā... (word boundary).
FAQs
It highlights the Gaṅgā–Yamunā confluence (saṅgama), traditionally identified with Prayāga, as a preeminent tīrtha where a single sacred bath is praised as yielding exceptional spiritual merit.
By elevating a simple act of reverent pilgrimage—bathing at a holy confluence—it underscores accessible, faith-centered practice (tīrtha-sevā) as spiritually potent, not limited only to scholarly attainment.
The verse pairs sacred merit with ‘truth-speaking’ (satya), implying that ethical integrity is a high spiritual value and that tīrtha practices are ideally aligned with virtues like truthfulness.