Shloka 3
The Greatness of Prayāga: Confluence Theology and the Totality of Tīrthas
दशतीर्थसहस्राणि त्रिंशत्कोट्यस्तथापरे । प्रयागे संस्थिता नित्यमेवमाहुर्मनीषिणः
daśatīrthasahasrāṇi triṃśatkoṭyastathāpare | prayāge saṃsthitā nityamevamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ
പതിനായിരം തീർത്ഥങ്ങളും, അതുപോലെ മറ്റൊരു മുപ്പത് കോടി എണ്ണത്തിലുള്ളവയും—ഇവയെല്ലാം നിത്യമായി പ്രയാഗത്തിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു എന്നു മുനിമാർ പറയുന്നു।
Unspecified narrator/ācārya-voice within the chapter (manīṣiṇaḥ cited as authority)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दशतीर्थसहस्राणि = दश + तीर्थ + सहस्राणि (समास); त्रिंशत्कोट्यस्तथापरे = त्रिंशत्कोट्यः + तथा + अपरे; नित्यमेवमाहुर्मनीषिणः = नित्यम् + एवम् + आहुः + मनीषिणः
FAQs
It presents Prayāga as a concentrated sacred landscape where innumerable tīrthas are believed to be permanently present, making the place a spiritual confluence of many pilgrimage powers.
By highlighting Prayāga’s enduring sanctity, it encourages devotional pilgrimage and reverent remembrance of sacred places as supportive practices for cultivating faith and devotion.
It teaches respect for sacred spaces and reliance on the testimony of wise authorities, encouraging humility and disciplined religious practice through pilgrimage, purity, and reverence.