Shloka 72
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
धर्मानुसारी तत्त्वज्ञो गोब्राह्मणहिते रतः । गंगायमुनयोर्मध्ये स्नातो मुच्येत किल्बिषात् ॥ ७२ ॥
dharmānusārī tattvajño gobrāhmaṇahite rataḥ | gaṃgāyamunayormadhye snāto mucyeta kilbiṣāt || 72 ||
ಧರ್ಮವನ್ನು ಅನುಸರಿಸಿ, ತತ್ತ್ವವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದು, ಗೋ-ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರ ಹಿತದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರತನಾಗಿರುವವನು—ಗಂಗಾ-ಯಮುನಾ ಸಂಗಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿದರೆ ಪಾಪದಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಲಾಗಿದೆ.
Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya context; dialogue framed with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links inner qualification (dharma, tattva-jñāna, and service to go–brāhmaṇa welfare) with the purifying merit of bathing at the Gaṅgā–Yamunā confluence, teaching that tīrtha benefits mature when supported by right conduct.
While not naming a specific deity here, the verse reflects Narada Purana’s bhakti ethic: reverence for dharma and protection of sacred supports of society (cows and Brahmins) are devotional dispositions that make sacred acts like tīrtha-snāna spiritually fruitful.
It emphasizes ritual practice (snāna at a specified tīrtha) governed by dharmic injunctions—practical dharma-śāstra application rather than a technical Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.