Shloka 15
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
वासुदेवं हरिं कृष्णं माधवं च स्मरेत्पुनः । तप्तेन वारिणा स्नानं यद्गृहे क्रियते नरैः ॥ १५ ॥
vāsudevaṃ hariṃ kṛṣṇaṃ mādhavaṃ ca smaretpunaḥ | taptena vāriṇā snānaṃ yadgṛhe kriyate naraiḥ || 15 ||
Sekali lagi hendaklah mengingati Vāsudeva—Hari, Kṛṣṇa, dan Mādhava—ketika di rumah orang melakukan mandi dengan air yang dipanaskan.
Narada (as the instructive voice within the tirtha-mahātmya/ritual guidance section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that even an ordinary act like bathing at home becomes spiritually potent when accompanied by smaraṇa—recollection of Vishnu through His names (Vāsudeva, Hari, Kṛṣṇa, Mādhava).
Bhakti is shown as practical and continuous: remembering the Lord repeatedly (punaḥ smaret) during daily routines, not only in temples or pilgrimages, integrates devotion into nitya-karma.
It reflects kalpa/ācāra (ritual procedure) principles: purity acts like snāna are enhanced by mantra-like name-remembrance, aligning external cleansing with inner devotional recollection.