Shloka 11
Glorification of Prayāga
Prayāga Māhātmya
तस्मिंस्तु स्वल्पकं पापं नरके पातयिष्यति । एवं ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च प्रयागे समहेश्वरः
tasmiṃstu svalpakaṃ pāpaṃ narake pātayiṣyati | evaṃ brahmā ca viṣṇuśca prayāge samaheśvaraḥ
そこでは、わずかな罪でさえ人を地獄へと落とす。ゆえに宣言される—プラヤーガにはブラフマーとヴィシュヌが在し、マヘーシュヴァラも共におられる。
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Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्मिंस्तु = तस्मिन् + तु; विष्णुश्च = विष्णुः + च; समहेश्वरः = सः + महेश्वरः (विसर्ग-लोपः/संधिः)
FAQs
It portrays Prayāga as a supremely potent tīrtha where moral accountability is intensified—“even a slight sin” is said to lead to suffering—implying heightened sanctity and heightened ethical demand.
The verse frames Prayāga as a confluence of divine presence (a Trideva emphasis), suggesting that the site is overseen and sanctified by the highest deities, reinforcing its authority as a place of dharma and purification.
Sacred places are not merely for ritual merit; they require inner restraint and ethical conduct. Negligence, even in small wrongdoing, is presented as spiritually consequential.