The Greatness of Prayāga
Merits of Māgha Rites and Northern River Fords
प्रयागे माघमासे तु त्र्यहंस्नानस्य तत्फलम् । गंगायमुनयोर्मध्ये पंचाग्निं यस्तु साधयेत्
prayāge māghamāse tu tryahaṃsnānasya tatphalam | gaṃgāyamunayormadhye paṃcāgniṃ yastu sādhayet
នៅប្រយាគ ក្នុងខែមាឃ អ្នកណាដែលអនុវត្តតបៈ «ភ្លើងប្រាំ» (pañcāgni) នៅចន្លោះគង្គា និងយមុនា នឹងបានផលបុណ្យស្មើនឹងការងូតទឹកបីថ្ងៃ។
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Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: माघमासे = माघ-मासे; त्र्यहंस्नानस्य = त्रि-अह-स्नानस्य; तत्फलम् = तत् फलम्; गंगायमुनयोर्मध्ये = गङ्गा-यमुनयोः मध्ये; यस्तु = यः तु
It states that in the month of Māgha, performing the pañcāgni (five-fires) austerity between the Gaṅgā and Yamunā yields merit equivalent to the fruit of bathing for three days.
They mark the sacred zone of Prayāga—classically understood as the confluence region—highlighting the tirtha’s sanctity and the special efficacy of practices performed there.
The verse emphasizes disciplined practice (tapas) and intentional observance in a holy place and time, suggesting that sincere, embodied effort is a potent means to spiritual merit.