Shloka 22
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
प्रयागं विदधे देवि प्रजानां हितकाम्यया । स्नानस्थानमिदं सम्यक् सितासितजलं किल ॥ २२ ॥
prayāgaṃ vidadhe devi prajānāṃ hitakāmyayā | snānasthānamidaṃ samyak sitāsitajalaṃ kila || 22 ||
হে দেবি, প্রজাদের কল্যাণকামনায় (প্রভু) প্রয়াগ স্থাপন করেছেন। শ্বেত ও অসিত জলের সঙ্গমে খ্যাত এই স্নানস্থান সত্যই সর্বোত্তম ও পবিত্র।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents Prayāga as a divinely instituted tīrtha meant for the welfare of beings, emphasizing the purifying power of ritual bathing at the confluence of two distinct waters.
By portraying the tīrtha as established for universal benefit, it supports bhakti expressed through reverent pilgrimage, sacred bathing, and remembrance of the divine purpose behind holy places.
Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: identifying a sanctioned snāna-sthāna (proper bathing site) and performing tīrtha-snāna as a dharmic observance during pilgrimage.