Shloka 1

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

वसुरुवाच । श्रृणु मोहिनि वक्ष्यामि माहात्म्यं वेदसंमतम् । प्रयागस्य विधानेन स्नात्वा यत्र विशुध्यति ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

vasuruvāca | śrṛṇu mohini vakṣyāmi māhātmyaṃ vedasaṃmatam | prayāgasya vidhānena snātvā yatra viśudhyati || 1 ||

Translation

ヴァスは言った。「聞け、モーヒニーよ。定められた作法に従って沐浴すれば清められる、ヴェーダに認められたプラヤーガの大いなる功徳を、私は語ろう。」

Word by Word

• वसुः: Vasu
• वसुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• मोहिनि: O Mohinī
• मोहिनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• वक्ष्यामि: I will tell
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• माहात्म्यम्: the greatness (sacred glory)
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• वेद-संमतम्: approved by the Vedas
• वेद-संमतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + संमत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘approved by the Veda’; विशेषण of माहात्म्यम्

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

• विधानेन: by the prescribed method
• विधानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive); ‘having bathed’

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative adverb) ‘where’

• विशुध्यति: becomes purified
• विशुध्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-शुध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Vasu

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Prayaga
• Mohini
• Vedas

FAQs

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

It introduces Prayāga’s tirtha-māhātmya as “Veda-approved” and states that purification arises specifically from bathing there according to proper scriptural procedure.

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

By framing Prayāga as a sanctifying sacred space validated by the Vedas, it sets the foundation for devotional practice through tīrtha-sevā—approaching holy places with faith and following prescribed acts like snāna as an offering-oriented discipline.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application of vidhi (injunction)—the principle of performing acts “according to procedure,” aligning with Kalpa/Vaidika-kriyā (ritual science) rather than merely bathing informally.