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

પ્રયાગમાં માઘ માસે માત્ર ત્રણ દિવસ સ્નાન કરવાથી જે ફળ મળે છે, તે જ પુણ્ય યોગાભ્યાસથી ત્રણસો વર્ષમાં પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે.

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.