Shloka 366
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
समागच्छन्ति माध्यां तु प्रयागे भरतर्षभ । भरतश्रेष्ठ! षष्टिहदद नामक तीर्थमें स्नान करनेसे अन्नदानसे भी अधिक फल प्राप्त होता है। माघ-मासकी अमावास्याको प्रयागराजमें तीन करोड़ दस हजार अन्य तीर्थोंका समागम होता है
samāgacchanti māghyāṁ tu prayāge bharatarṣabha | bharataśreṣṭha ṣaṣṭihada-nāmaka-tīrthe snānena anna-dānād api adhikaṁ phalaṁ prāpyate | māgha-māsasya amāvāsyāyāṁ prayāgarāje trīṇi koṭi daśa-sahasrāṇi anyatīrthāni samāgamaṁ bhavanti |
Ajaḍriya berkata: “Wahai banteng di antara kaum Bharata, pada bulan Māgha di Prayāga arus-arus suci berhimpun. Wahai yang terbaik di antara Bharata, mandi di tirtha bernama ‘Ṣaṣṭihada’ menghasilkan buah pahala yang lebih besar daripada kebajikan sedekah makanan. Pada hari Amāvāsyā (bulan baharu) bulan Māgha di Prayāgarāja, dikatakan tiga krore dan sepuluh ribu tirtha lain turut berkumpul di sana.”
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage teaches that certain times and places—especially Māgha-amāvāsyā at Prayāga—are regarded as exceptionally potent for dharmic practice, where a single act like sacred bathing can be credited with merit surpassing even major charities such as feeding others.
Ajaḍriya is describing the greatness of Prayāga: during Māgha, many tīrthas are believed to converge there, and bathing at the specific ford called Ṣaṣṭihada on Māgha-amāvāsyā is praised as yielding extraordinary spiritual results.