Shloka 113
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
षडशीत्यां सहस्रं तु तथा विष्णुपदीषु च । दानं प्रयागे कर्तव्यं यथाविभवविस्तरम् ॥ ११३ ॥
ṣaḍaśītyāṃ sahasraṃ tu tathā viṣṇupadīṣu ca | dānaṃ prayāge kartavyaṃ yathāvibhavavistaram || 113 ||
ഷഡശീതി, സഹസ്ര പർവദിനങ്ങളിലും വിഷ്ണുപദീ ദിനങ്ങളിലും പ്രയാഗത്തിൽ തനിക്കുള്ള ശേഷിയനുസരിച്ച് വിശാലമായി ദാനം ചെയ്യണം।
Narada (in a Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that sacred calendrical junction-days (parva) become especially fruitful at Prayāga, where giving (dāna) performed within one’s means is upheld as a direct dharmic act that increases merit in a tīrtha setting.
By linking Viṣṇu-associated days (Viṣṇupadī) with charitable giving, the verse frames bhakti as practical service—honoring Vishnu through generosity, humility, and right action at a holy place.
It implicitly relies on Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology/calendar science) to identify parva-days like Ṣaḍaśīti, Sahasra, and Viṣṇupadī, guiding when specific rites such as dāna are most auspicious.