Shloka 60

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

ईप्सिताँल्लभते कामान्यत्र तत्राभिसंगतः । सितासिते तु यो मज्जेदपि पापशतावृतः ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

īpsitāṃllabhate kāmānyatra tatrābhisaṃgataḥ | sitāsite tu yo majjedapi pāpaśatāvṛtaḥ || 60 ||

Translation

Wer zu dieser heiligen Zusammenkunft der Wasser gelangt, erlangt die ersehnten Ziele, wohin er auch geht. Und wer in Sitā–Asitā badet, wird selbst dann gereinigt, wenn ihn Hunderte von Sünden bedecken.

Word by Word

• ईप्सितान्: desired
• ईप्सितान्: विशेषण (Adjectival to ‘कामान्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √आप्/ईप्स् ‘to desire’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (to ‘कामान्’)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• कामान्: desires/wishes
• कामान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक (relative locative adverb: ‘where’)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (correlative locative adverb: ‘there’)

• अभिसंगतः: having approached/come together
• अभिसंगतः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-सम्-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle) from √गम् with prefixes; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि; (one who has approached/assembled)

• सित-असिते: in the white and the black (fortnights)
• सित-असिते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location/Condition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक) + असित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (Locative/7th), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (pair: ‘white and black’)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• मज्जेत्: should bathe/immerse
• मज्जेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मज्ज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: even/also)

• पाप-शत-आवृतः: covered with a hundred sins
• पाप-शत-आवृतः: विशेषण (Adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक) + आवृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; आ-√वृ ‘to cover’)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पापशत); ततः ‘पापशत’ + ‘आवृत’ (क्त-प्रत्यय); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to ‘यः’)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sita (river)
• Asita (river)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It declares the extraordinary merit (puṇya) of approaching a tirtha-confluence and especially immersing at the Sitā–Asita sangama, emphasizing pāpa-kṣaya (destruction of sin) and siddhi of desired aims.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By praising tirtha-sevā and snāna as acts done with śraddhā, it supports bhakti-oriented dharma: reverence to sacred places associated with divine order, leading to inner purification that strengthens devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: proper tirtha-snāna/immersion at a sangama is presented as a dharmic practice with specific spiritual results (puṇya and pāpa-kṣaya).