Shloka 79
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
ब्राह्मण उवाच ॥ यस्तु सारस्वते तीर्थे यमुनायाश्च सङ्गमे ॥ करोति विधिनानेन तस्य पुण्यं शतोत्तरम् ॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca || yas tu sārasvate tīrthe yamunāyāś ca saṅgame || karoti vidhinānena tasya puṇyaṁ śatottaram ||
ブラーフマナは言った。「サラスヴァティーの聖なる渡しとヤムナーの合流点において、この規定に従って（儀礼を）行う者は、その功徳が百倍、さらにそれ以上に増す。」
Brāhmaṇa (explicit)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"observer","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":true,"specific_site":"Sarasvatī-tīrtha and Yamunā-saṅgama (confluence)","parikrama_context":"Implied pilgrimage merit at a confluence; can function as a parikramā stop though not explicitly stated.","krishna_connection":"Yamunā-saṅgama and Mathurā-maṇḍala tīrthas foreshadow Kṛṣṇa’s river-landscape (Yamunā-centric līlā-bhūmi), though the verse itself speaks in general tīrtha-mahātmyā terms."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Performing the prescribed rite ‘by this very procedure’ at Sarasvatī-tīrtha and at the Yamunā confluence multiplies the merit a hundredfold and more.","karmic_consequence":"Tīrtha-viśeṣa amplifies puṇya; neglecting proper vidhi forfeits the promised multiplication."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"tīrtha as moral catalyst","core_concept":"Place (deśa) can intensify the fruit of right action when aligned with vidhi and śraddhā.","practical_application":"When undertaking dāna/vrata-related rites, choose saṅgamas and renowned tīrthas and follow the stated procedure precisely."}
Subject Matter: ["Geography","Heritage Sites","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: tīrtha and river confluence (saṅgama)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 174.86 (timing and faith); Varāha Purāṇa 174.88 (tīrtha-sevā for a fixed period)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A brāhmaṇa narrator gestures toward a luminous river confluence where pilgrims perform the rite; two rivers meet, with a small shrine/ghāṭa and offerings laid out.","item_prompts":["two rivers merging (saṅgama)","ghāṭa steps","pilgrims with water pots","brāhmaṇa speaker with staff","offerings: flowers, sesame, cloth, cow motif (if go-dāna context)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized blue-green rivers with decorative wave patterns; ghāṭa in flat perspective; brāhmaṇa in white with bold outlines; sacred aura at the meeting point.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-highlighted saṅgama glow; ornate ghāṭa arch; pilgrims with bright garments; embossed river-deities suggested at margins.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: naturalistic riverbank; fine detailing of steps and vessels; calm devotional faces; soft halo at confluence.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical landscape with flowing rivers; small temple on bank; delicate figures performing rites; misty distance and birds."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"uplifting and declarative","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhvani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"bright, narrative, with emphasis on ‘śato-uttaram’"}
FAQs
It is part of tīrtha-māhātmya literature that maps sacred geographies and quantifies merit, useful for understanding pilgrimage networks and their textual legitimations.
A Sarasvatī-associated tīrtha and the Yamunā-saṅgama (a river confluence). Precise modern identification is debated because Sarasvatī is both a river-hydronym and a sacred toponym used across regions.
It encourages disciplined observance (vidhi) at culturally significant water-sites, linking ethical intention and procedural correctness with perceived spiritual benefit.