Shloka 75

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

प्रयागे माघमासे तु त्र्यहं स्नातस्य तत्फलम् । योगाभ्यासेन यत्पुण्यं संवत्सरशतत्रये ॥ ७५ ॥

Transliteration

prayāge māghamāse tu tryahaṃ snātasya tatphalam | yogābhyāsena yatpuṇyaṃ saṃvatsaraśatatraye || 75 ||

Translation

In Prayāga, during the month of Māgha, the merit gained by bathing for just three days equals the merit obtained through the practice of Yoga over three hundred years.

Word by Word

• prayāge: at Prayāga
• prayāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (at Prayāga)

• māgha-māse: in the month of Māgha
• māgha-māse: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māgha (प्रातिपदिक) + māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (in the Māgha month)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: indeed/but)

• tri-aham: for three days
• tri-aham: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण; duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + ahan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (for three days / three-day period)

• snātasya: of one who has bathed
• snātasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: snāta (कृदन्त; √snā (धातु))
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (of one who has bathed)

• tat: that
• tat: Anuvāda (अनुवाद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Demonstrative (that)

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Fruit/result

• yogābhyāsena: by yoga practice
• yogābhyāsena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + abhyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by practice of yoga)

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Relative (which)

• puṇyam: merit
• puṇyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Merit

• saṃvatsara-śata-traye: in three hundred years
• saṃvatsara-śata-traye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃvatsara (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (in three hundred years / over a three-hundred-year span)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Māgha-snāna (Prayāga)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Prayaga
• Magha (month)
• Yoga

FAQs

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

It magnifies Prayāga’s Māgha-snāna as a powerful tirtha-practice: even a short, sincere observance (three days of bathing) can yield immense punya, comparable to long-term yogic discipline.

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

While not naming a deity here, the verse reflects the Purāṇic bhakti framework where sacred place-and-time observances (tirtha, māsa) performed with faith become a swift means to spiritual merit, supporting devotion-centered dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual discipline) and Jyotiṣa (sacred timing) are implied: the month of Māgha is treated as a potent ritual period, and the act of snāna at a specific tirtha is prescribed as a merit-producing observance.