Shloka 105
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
प्रयागे वपनं कुर्याद्गंगायां पिंडपातनम् । दानं दद्यात्कुरुक्षेत्रे वाराणस्यां तनुं त्यजेत् ॥ १०५ ॥
prayāge vapanaṃ kuryādgaṃgāyāṃ piṃḍapātanam | dānaṃ dadyātkurukṣetre vārāṇasyāṃ tanuṃ tyajet || 105 ||
പ്രയാഗത്തിൽ മുണ്ഡനം ചെയ്യണം; ഗംഗയിൽ പിണ്ഡദാനം അർപ്പിക്കണം; കുരുക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ ദാനം നൽകണം; വാരാണസിയിൽ ദേഹത്യാഗം ചെയ്യണം.
Narada (in a didactic tirtha-mahatmya context; traditional dialogue setting with Sanatkumara lineage in the Narada Purana)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It assigns specific high-merit acts to major tīrthas—purificatory shaving at Prayāga, ancestral rites in the Gaṅgā, charity at Kurukṣetra, and liberation-oriented departure at Kāśī—showing how place and practice together intensify dharma and spiritual fruit.
Though framed as tīrtha-dharma, the acts imply surrender and consecration: honoring ancestors, giving selflessly, and seeking a sacred end in Kāśī—practices commonly performed with Viṣṇu/Īśvara-smaraṇa and faith, aligning pilgrimage with devotional intent.
Ritual procedure (Kalpa) is foregrounded—vapana as a purificatory saṃskāra-like act, piṇḍa offerings as śrāddha practice, and dāna rules at a kṣetra—illustrating applied dharma rather than grammar or astrology.