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 ||
Nachdem er reiche Genüsse ausgekostet hat, erlangt er jenes heilige Tīrtha erneut. Und wer seinen eigenen Leib abschneidet und ihn den Vögeln als Speise darbringt, erreicht es ebenfalls wieder.
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.