Shloka 5
The Greatness of Prayāga
Merits of Māgha Rites and Northern River Fords
अप्सरोगणसंगीतैः सुप्तोऽसौ प्रतिबुध्यते । हंससारसयुक्तेन विमानेन स गच्छति
apsarogaṇasaṃgītaiḥ supto'sau pratibudhyate | haṃsasārasayuktena vimānena sa gacchati
ຖືກປຸກຈາກນິທຣາໂດຍສຽງຂັບຮ້ອງຂອງຝູງອັບສະຣາ; ແລ້ວເຂົາຈຶ່ງເດີນທາງໄປໃນວິມານທິບທີ່ເທົ່າດ້ວຍຫົງ ແລະ ນົກສາຣະສາ.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; specific dialogue pair not explicit in the given śloka)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सुप्तोऽसौ = सुप्तः + असौ (ः + अ → ओऽ).
FAQs
It depicts a heavenly experience: a person is awakened by apsarās’ music and then travels onward in a vimāna drawn by swans and sārasas.
The imagery signals a refined, auspicious mode of celestial travel—symbolizing purity and elevated merit—typical of Svarga-khaṇḍa descriptions of heavenly reward.
Though the verse is descriptive, it implies that virtuous actions and religious merit culminate in elevated states portrayed as heavenly companionship, beauty, and effortless movement.