Shloka 89
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
इति दृष्ट्वा हि माहात्म्य क्षेत्रस्य कथमुच्यते । माघः सितासिते भद्रे राजसूयसमो न च ॥ ८९ ॥
iti dṛṣṭvā hi māhātmya kṣetrasya kathamucyate | māghaḥ sitāsite bhadre rājasūyasamo na ca || 89 ||
かくして聖地の大いなる威徳を見たならば、その栄光をどうして十分に語り尽くせようか。吉祥なる者よ、マーガ月においては、白分であれ黒分であれ、得られる功徳はラージャスーヤ祭に等しく、決して劣らない。
Sage Narada (continuing the kshetra-mahatmya narration, addressed to an auspicious listener)
Vrata: Māgha-snāna (Māgha observance)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It elevates tīrtha-mahātmya by stating that the sanctity of the place is beyond full verbal description and that Māgha observances there yield merit comparable to a major royal Vedic sacrifice (Rājasūya).
By valuing simple sacred-time and sacred-place practices (Māgha in a tīrtha) as equal to grand sacrifices, it supports bhakti-oriented access to merit through reverent observance rather than only costly ritual power.
It reflects calendrical ritual timing—observance in Māgha across both pakṣas (śukla and kṛṣṇa)—a practical application aligned with Jyotiṣa-style time-reckoning used to schedule vrata and tīrtha rites.