Shloka 130
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
कंबलाश्वतरौ नागौ नागादबहुमूलकात् । एतत्प्रजापतेः क्षेत्रं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् ॥ १३० ॥
kaṃbalāśvatarau nāgau nāgādabahumūlakāt | etatprajāpateḥ kṣetraṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam || 130 ||
നാഗാദ മുതൽ ബഹുമൂലക വരെ കംബലനും അശ്വതരനും എന്ന രണ്ടു നാഗരാജാക്കന്മാർ വസിക്കുന്നു. ഇത് പ്രജാപതിയുടെ പുണ്യക്ഷേത്രം; ത്രിലോകത്തും പ്രസിദ്ധം.
Narada (narrating within a tirtha-mahatmya section of Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It sanctifies a specific pilgrimage zone as “Prajāpati’s kṣetra,” presenting sacred geography as a living map of dharma where divine presence is recognized across the three worlds.
By declaring the place universally renowned and divinely owned (Prajāpati’s kṣetra), the verse frames pilgrimage and remembrance of holy sites as supports for bhakti—faith grows through association with celebrated sacred regions.
It reflects Purāṇic anukramaṇikā-style sacred toponymy (name-and-range mapping of places), useful for ritual planning and yātrā organization—an applied, tradition-based “itihāsa-purāṇa” geography rather than a technical Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa.