Shloka 172
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
क्रीड्यते सिद्धगंधर्वैः पूज्यते त्रिदशैस्तथा । ततः पुनरिहायातो जंबूद्वीपपतिर्भवेत् ॥ १७२ ॥
krīḍyate siddhagaṃdharvaiḥ pūjyate tridaśaistathā | tataḥ punarihāyāto jaṃbūdvīpapatirbhavet || 172 ||
သူသည် စိဒ္ဓများနှင့် ဂန္ဓဗ္ဗများနှင့်အတူ ပျော်ရွှင်ကစားလျက်ရှိပြီး၊ သုံးဆယ့်သုံးပါးသော ဒေဝတားတို့ကလည်း ထိုသူကို ဂုဏ်ပြုပူဇော်ကြသည်။ ထို့နောက် ဤလောကသို့ ပြန်လာသောအခါ ဇမ္ဗူဒွီပ၏ အရှင်မင်းအဖြစ် ဖြစ်လာသည်။
Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya narrative of Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It states a classic purāṇic phala-śruti: the merit gained (from the chapter’s prescribed sacred act/observance) yields heavenly honor among Siddhas, Gandharvas, and Devas, and later grants high worldly sovereignty upon return.
Though phrased as results, it supports the bhakti-dharma framework of the Narada Purana: devoted merit (often through tīrtha-sevā, worship, and dharmic observance) is said to elevate the devotee to divine association and auspicious rebirth.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it functions as phala-śruti, emphasizing the outcome of correct dharmic practice rather than technical procedure.