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Shloka 79

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

रममाणा तु कैलासे गिरिजायाः प्रिया सखी । जातिस्मरा तथा जाता प्रयागस्य प्रसादतः ॥ ७९ ॥

ramamāṇā tu kailāse girijāyāḥ priyā sakhī | jātismarā tathā jātā prayāgasya prasādataḥ || 79 ||

カイラーサにて戯れていたとき、ギリジャー(パールヴァティー)の愛しき友もまた、プラヤーガの恩寵により前世を想起する者となった。

रममाणाdelighting/playing
रममाणा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootरम् (धातु)
Formवर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/Present Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद-प्रयोगः (रममाणा = enjoying/delighting)
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थक
कैलासेon/at Kailāsa
कैलासे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन
गिरिजायाःof Girijā (Pārvatī)
गिरिजायाः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootगिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
प्रियādear/beloved
प्रियā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सखी इति)
सखीfemale friend
सखी:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसखी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
जातिस्मराremembering past births
जातिस्मरा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootजातिस्मर (प्रातिपदिक; जाति + स्मर)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (जातिं स्मरति इति)
तथाthus/also
तथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
जाताbecame
जाता:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘जाता’ = became
प्रयागस्यof Prayāga
प्रयागस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयाग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
प्रसादतःfrom (the) grace
प्रसादतः:
Apadana (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (from/through grace)

Suta (narrating Purāṇic account of Prayāga-Māhātmya)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

K
Kailasa
G
Girija (Parvati)
P
Prayaga

FAQs

It teaches that Prayāga is not merely a physical confluence but a spiritually potent tīrtha whose prasāda can awaken higher remembrance (jāti-smara), indicating purification of mind and continuity of karma across births.

By attributing transformation to Prayāga’s “prasāda,” the verse emphasizes grace (anugraha) as a catalyst for inner awakening—an idea aligned with Bhakti where sacred places, worship, and divine favor refine consciousness.

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is tīrtha-yātrā-dharma—undertaking pilgrimage with faith, purity, and right intention to receive spiritual benefit.