Shloka 148
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
भुक्त्वा तु विपुलान्भोगांस्तत्तीर्थं लभते पुनः । शुक्लांबरधरो नित्यं नियतः स जितेंद्रियः ॥ १४८ ॥
bhuktvā tu vipulānbhogāṃstattīrthaṃ labhate punaḥ | śuklāṃbaradharo nityaṃ niyataḥ sa jiteṃdriyaḥ || 148 ||
বহু ভোগ ভোগ করেও সে পুনরায় সেই পবিত্র তীর্থ লাভ করে। সে সর্বদা শ্বেতবস্ত্রধারী, নিয়মনিষ্ঠ ও জিতেন্দ্রিয় হয়ে ওঠে।
Narada (teaching within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahātmya narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes that the highest fruit of a tīrtha is not mere enjoyment, but returning to sacred practice with purity, discipline, and mastery over the senses.
By prescribing regulated conduct (niyama), purity (white garments as a sattvic marker), and sense-control, it supports bhakti as a disciplined life that repeatedly turns the mind back toward sacred places and sacred remembrance.
Ritual discipline (kalpa-style niyamas) is implied: the verse points to purity rules and regulated observances followed during tīrtha-yātrā and vrata practice.