Shloka 159
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
भुक्त्वा तु विपुलान्भोगांस्तत्तीर्थं लभते पुनः । यस्तु देहं निकृत्त्य स्वं शकुनिभ्यः प्रयच्छति ॥ १५९ ॥
bhuktvā tu vipulānbhogāṃstattīrthaṃ labhate punaḥ | yastu dehaṃ nikṛttya svaṃ śakunibhyaḥ prayacchati || 159 ||
প্রচুর ভোগ ভোগ করে সে সেই তীর্থ পুনরায় লাভ করে। আর যে নিজের দেহ কেটে পাখিদের অর্পণ করে, সেও তা আবার প্রাপ্ত হয়।
Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya narrative context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It emphasizes the extraordinary merit attributed to a particular tīrtha: even after worldly enjoyment, one may regain access to that sacred merit, and the verse also highlights the purāṇic theme that radical self-offering (as an extreme form of dāna/tyāga) is considered spiritually potent within tīrtha-mahātmya discourse.
Indirectly: by stressing the power of a holy place and the spirit of complete offering, it aligns with bhakti’s core mood of surrender (ātma-nivedana). The verse frames “returning to the tīrtha” as a result of merit and self-giving, which in bhakti is fulfilled through offering oneself to the Divine rather than to the fruits of enjoyment.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Śikṣā) is taught here; the practical takeaway is dharma-śāstric in flavor—tīrtha-phala (pilgrimage merit) and the idea of dāna/tyāga (giving and renunciation) as recognized religious acts in purāṇic ritual culture.