Shloka 125
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
विफलं तस्य तत्तीर्थँ यावत्तद्धनमश्नुते । गंगायमुनयोर्मध्ये यस्तु कन्यां प्रयच्छति ॥ १२५ ॥
viphalaṃ tasya tattīrthaṃ yāvattaddhanamaśnute | gaṃgāyamunayormadhye yastu kanyāṃ prayacchati || 125 ||
അവൻ ആ ധനം അനുഭവിക്കുന്നതോളം കാലം അവന്റെ ആ തീർത്ഥയാത്ര ഫലഹീനമായിരിക്കും. ഗംഗ–യമുനകളുടെ മദ്ധ്യദേശത്ത് കന്യാദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവനേക്കുറിച്ചും ഇതേ വചനമാണ്.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It warns that a tirtha-yatra can become spiritually ineffective if one clings to and keeps enjoying wealth connected with a questionable or self-serving act of gifting—here framed around kanyā-dāna in the Ganga–Yamuna region—emphasizing purity of intent and non-attachment in dharmic actions.
By implying that sacred travel and outward piety are not enough; inner integrity and freedom from possessiveness are required for one’s religious acts to bear fruit—an attitude aligned with bhakti’s stress on sincerity and selfless conduct.
Ritual ethics around dāna (charitable gifting) and tirtha-yātrā are foregrounded—showing that correct dharmic application (kalpa-style practical discipline) and intention determine whether a pilgrimage yields merit.