Shloka 112

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

प्रयागे यदि लभ्येत सहस्रार्कग्रहैः समा । अयने कोटिपुण्यं स्याल्लक्षं तु विषुवे फलम् ॥ ११२ ॥

Transliteration

prayāge yadi labhyeta sahasrārkagrahaiḥ samā | ayane koṭipuṇyaṃ syāllakṣaṃ tu viṣuve phalam || 112 ||

Translation

Si en Prayāga se obtiene un mérito igual al de mil eclipses solares, entonces en el ayana (solsticio) se vuelve mérito por un crore; y en el viṣuva (equinoccio) el fruto es de cien mil veces.

Word by Word

• प्रयागे: in Prayaga
• प्रयागे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• यदि: if
• यदि: सम्बन्ध (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional)

• लभ्येत: would be obtained
• लभ्येत: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: be obtained)

• सहस्र-अर्क-ग्रहैः: by a thousand sun-eclipses (lit. sun-graspings)
• सहस्र-अर्क-ग्रहैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); समासः—सहस्रं अर्काणां ग्रहाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• समा: equal
• समा: विधेय (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); (समास्यते—'equal')

• अयने: at the solstice (ayana)
• अयने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• कोटि-पुण्यम्: crore-fold merit
• कोटि-पुण्यम्: कर्ता/विधेय (Subject/predicate in 'syāt')
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कोट्या प्रमाणं पुण्यम् (तत्पुरुष)

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Verb/copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• लक्षम्: a hundred-thousand (merit)
• लक्षम्: कर्ता/विधेय (Subject/predicate in ellipsis with syāt)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• विषुवे: at the equinox
• विषुवे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• फलम्: result/fruit
• फलम्: कर्ता/विधेय (Subject/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya in Uttara-Bhaga; teachings ultimately trace to Narada tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Prayaga
• Surya

FAQs

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

It ranks Prayāga and specific calendrical junctions (solstice and equinox) as exceptionally potent for dharma—teaching that timing (kāla) and sacred place (tīrtha) together magnify puṇya.

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

Though framed as merit (puṇya), it supports bhakti practice by directing devotees to perform tīrtha-snāna, japa, dāna, and worship on highly charged solar transitions—times traditionally used to intensify Viṣṇu-oriented vows and remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology/astronomy): recognizing ayana (solstice) and viṣuva (equinox) as precise solar markers that determine ritual timing and the expected spiritual “fruit” (phala).