Shloka 7
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि पुर्यः पुण्यास्तथा सति । स्नातुमायांति ता वेण्यां माघे मकरभास्करे ॥ ७ ॥
pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni puryaḥ puṇyāstathā sati | snātumāyāṃti tā veṇyāṃ māghe makarabhāskare || 7 ||
পৃথিবীর যত তীর্থ এবং যত পুণ্যপুরী আছে, মাঘ মাসে সূর্য মকরে অবস্থান করলে, সবই বেণীতে স্নান করতে আসে।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: Māgha-snāna; Makara-saṅkrānti snāna (implied by makarabhāskara)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares Māgha-time bathing at Veṇī/Triveṇī as supremely sanctifying—so potent that the merit of all tīrthas and holy cities is poetically described as gathering there at that time.
By elevating a specific sacred time and place for snāna, it supports bhakti-oriented practice: devotees approach the tīrtha with faith, perform purificatory bathing, and dedicate the act as worship, aligning body, time, and intention toward the Divine.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/calendar science): the verse ties religious merit to a calendrical marker—Māgha month and the Sun’s Makara placement—guiding when to perform the rite.