Shloka 27

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

सारस्वतौघविध्वंसी सर्वलोकसुखप्रदः । विशालफलदो माघो विशालाया प्रकीर्तितः ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

sārasvataughavidhvaṃsī sarvalokasukhapradaḥ | viśālaphalado māgho viśālāyā prakīrtitaḥ || 27 ||

Translation

മാഘമാസം സരസ്വതിയുടെ പ്രളയധാരപോലെ കവിഞ്ഞൊഴുകുന്ന (പാപ-അവിദ്യ) ഓഘങ്ങളെ നശിപ്പിച്ച്, സർവ്വലോകങ്ങൾക്കും സുഖം നൽകുകയും, വിശാലഫലം പ്രസാദിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു; അതുകൊണ്ട് ‘വിശാലാ’ എന്നു പ്രഖ്യാതം।

Word by Word

• सारस्वत-ओघ-विध्वंसी: destroyer of the floods/streams (sins) related to Sarasvatī
• सारस्वत-ओघ-विध्वंसी: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सारस्वत (प्रातिपदिक) + ओघ (प्रातिपदिक) + विध्वंसिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—सारस्वतानाम् ओघानां विध्वंसी (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सर्व-लोक-सुख-प्रदः: giver of happiness to all worlds
• सर्व-लोक-सुख-प्रदः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—सर्वलोकानां सुखं प्रददाति इति (षष्ठी/उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• विशाल-फल-दः: giver of great results
• विशाल-फल-दः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशाल (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक ‘giver’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—विशालं फलं ददाति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• माघः: Māgha
• माघः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• विशालायाः: of Viśālā
• विशालायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; स्थान/नदी-नाम्नः सम्बन्ध

• प्रकीर्तितः: is celebrated
• प्रकीर्तितः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘is celebrated/proclaimed’

Speaker

Suta (Sauti) narrating the Māhātmya section (Uttara-bhāga) in the style of Purāṇic discourse

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Māgha-vrata (Māgha observance)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvati
• Magha (month)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It elevates Māgha as a uniquely potent sacred month: it is said to dissolve accumulated negativity (like a “flood” of faults) and yield expansive merit and well-being, hence the epithet “Viśālā.”

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By praising Māgha as a time that amplifies spiritual “fruit,” the verse supports the bhakti idea that worship, vows, and sacred practices performed in auspicious periods become especially efficacious and joy-giving to all.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly draws on Jyotiṣa/kalā (sacred time-keeping): identifying Māgha as a spiritually powerful kāla (time-period) guides when to undertake vratas, tīrtha-bathing, and other dharmic observances for enhanced results.