Shloka 59
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
ततो गत्वा प्रयागं तु सर्वदेवाभिरक्षितम् । ब्रह्मचारी वसन्मासं पितॄन्देवांश्च तर्पयन् ॥ ५९ ॥
tato gatvā prayāgaṃ tu sarvadevābhirakṣitam | brahmacārī vasanmāsaṃ pitṝndevāṃśca tarpayan || 59 ||
তারপর সর্বদেবতায় রক্ষিত প্রয়াগে গিয়ে ব্রহ্মচারী হয়ে এক মাস বাস করবে এবং পিতৃগণ ও দেবগণকে তर्पণ করবে।
Narada
Vrata: Prayāga-vāsa (tīrtha-vrata, implied)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents Prayāga as a divinely protected tīrtha where disciplined residence (brahmacarya) combined with tarpana integrates devotion, purity, and gratitude to both devas and pitṛs—making pilgrimage a complete dharmic practice.
By framing the pilgrimage as reverent service—self-restraint in a sacred place and honoring divine and ancestral beings—this verse channels bhakti into concrete observance rather than mere sentiment.
Ritual application is emphasized: the procedure-oriented idea of tarpana (a Kalpa/Smārta-prayoga domain) and vrata-style discipline (brahmacarya for a set period) as part of tīrtha-vidhi.