Shloka 45

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

त्रीणि कुंडानि सुभगे तेषां मध्ये तु जाह्नवी । प्रयागस्य प्रवेशेन पापं नश्यति तत्क्षणात् ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

trīṇi kuṃḍāni subhage teṣāṃ madhye tu jāhnavī | prayāgasya praveśena pāpaṃ naśyati tatkṣaṇāt || 45 ||

Translation

O auspicious one, there are three sacred kundas; in their midst flows the Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā). By merely entering Prayāga, sin is destroyed instantly.

Word by Word

• त्रीणि: three
• त्रीणि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural; numeral adjective)

• कुण्डानि: pools/pits
• कुण्डानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Plural)

• सुभगे: O auspicious one
• सुभगे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Vocative, Singular)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Pronoun, Genitive, Plural)

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle)

• जाह्नवी: Jāhnavī (the Ganges)
• जाह्नवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाह्नवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• प्रयागस्य: of Prayāga
• प्रयागस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• प्रवेशेन: by entering
• प्रवेशेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• नश्यति: perishes/is destroyed
• नश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Laṭ, 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada)

• तत्-क्षणात्: immediately/that very moment
• तत्-क्षणात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् अर्थः 'तत्क्षणात्' = तत्क्षण एव (Masculine, Ablative, Singular; idiom: immediately)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahātmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Prayaga
• Jahnavi
• Ganga

FAQs

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

It declares Prayāga as an exceptionally purifying tīrtha: even the act of entering its sacred boundary is said to eradicate pāpa immediately, emphasizing the power of tīrtha-saṅga and holy geography.

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

While not explicitly teaching a bhakti practice, it supports bhakti-culture by directing devotees toward sacred places connected with divine rivers like Gaṅgā, where faith-filled pilgrimage and reverence become aids to inner purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse mainly reflects tīrtha-dharma (pilgrimage discipline) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it implies rules of yātrā and snāna associated with sacred kundas and Gaṅgā-centered rites in Purāṇic tradition.