Shloka 41
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
यो राज्ञसूयाख्यसमाध्वरस्य स्नानात्फलं संप्रददाति चाखिलम् । पापानि सर्वाणि निहत्य लीलया नूनं प्रयागः स कथं न वर्ण्यते ॥ ४१ ॥
yo rājñasūyākhyasamādhvarasya snānātphalaṃ saṃpradadāti cākhilam | pāpāni sarvāṇi nihatya līlayā nūnaṃ prayāgaḥ sa kathaṃ na varṇyate || 41 ||
Prayāga, yang menganugerahkan sepenuhnya pahala seperti hasil mandi suci yang berkaitan dengan korban Rājasūya, dan yang dengan lila memusnahkan segala dosa—bagaimanakah Prayāga yang demikian tidak patut dipuji?
Suta (narrating the Prayaga-Mahatmya as part of Narada Purana’s Uttara-Bhaga tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It elevates Prayāga as a supreme tīrtha whose bath grants extraordinary yajña-like merit and removes all sins, emphasizing tīrtha-snānā as a powerful purifier in the Uttara-Bhāga’s pilgrimage theology.
By praising Prayāga’s grace to destroy sins “effortlessly,” the verse supports the bhakti-oriented idea that divine sacred places and acts done with faith can confer immense spiritual benefit beyond one’s ritual capacity.
Ritual doctrine (Kalpa) is implied: the verse compares tīrtha-snānā merit to the Rājasūya yajña’s bath-related fruit, reinforcing the Purāṇic application of Vedic ritual concepts to pilgrimage practice.