Shloka 125
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
विफलं तस्य तत्तीर्थँ यावत्तद्धनमश्नुते । गंगायमुनयोर्मध्ये यस्तु कन्यां प्रयच्छति ॥ १२५ ॥
viphalaṃ tasya tattīrthaṃ yāvattaddhanamaśnute | gaṃgāyamunayormadhye yastu kanyāṃ prayacchati || 125 ||
Für jenen Mann bleibt die Wallfahrt zu jener tīrtha fruchtlos, solange er noch jenes Vermögen genießt — das Vermögen, das er durch das Hingeben einer Jungfrau im Land zwischen Gaṅgā und Yamunā erlangt hat.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It warns that a tirtha-yatra can become spiritually ineffective if one clings to and keeps enjoying wealth connected with a questionable or self-serving act of gifting—here framed around kanyā-dāna in the Ganga–Yamuna region—emphasizing purity of intent and non-attachment in dharmic actions.
By implying that sacred travel and outward piety are not enough; inner integrity and freedom from possessiveness are required for one’s religious acts to bear fruit—an attitude aligned with bhakti’s stress on sincerity and selfless conduct.
Ritual ethics around dāna (charitable gifting) and tirtha-yātrā are foregrounded—showing that correct dharmic application (kalpa-style practical discipline) and intention determine whether a pilgrimage yields merit.