Shloka 39

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

वातांबुपर्णाशनदेहशोषणैस्तपोभिरुग्रैश्चिरकालसंचितैः । योगैश्च संयांति नरास्तु यां गतिं स्नानात्प्रयागस्य हि यांति तां गतिम् ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

vātāṃbuparṇāśanadehaśoṣaṇaistapobhirugraiścirakālasaṃcitaiḥ | yogaiśca saṃyāṃti narāstu yāṃ gatiṃ snānātprayāgasya hi yāṃti tāṃ gatim || 39 ||

Translation

ବାୟୁ, ଜଳ ଓ ପତ୍ର ଆହାର କରି ଦେହକୁ ଶୋଷାଇ, ଦୀର୍ଘକାଳ ସଞ୍ଚିତ ଉଗ୍ର ତପ ଓ ଯୋଗସାଧନାରେ ଲୋକେ ଯେ ପରମ ଗତି ପାଆନ୍ତି—ସେଇ ଗତିକୁ ପ୍ରୟାଗରେ କେବଳ ସ୍ନାନମାତ୍ରେ ହିଁ ପାଆନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• vāta-ambu-parṇa-āśana-deha-śoṣaṇaiḥ: by (austerities like) wind-(diet), water-(diet), leaf-eating, and body-drying (mortification)
• vāta-ambu-parṇa-āśana-deha-śoṣaṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāta (प्रातिपदिक) + ambu (प्रातिपदिक) + parṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + āśana (प्रातिपदिक) + deha (प्रातिपदिक) + śoṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāhāra-dvandva (समाहार-द्वन्द्व) as a list of austerity-modes; Napumsaka, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• tapobhiḥ: by austerities
• tapobhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• ugraiḥ: severe
• ugraiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ugra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; qualifying ‘tapobhiḥ’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• cira-kāla-saṃcitaiḥ: accumulated over a long time
• cira-kāla-saṃcitaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cira-kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃcita (कृदन्त; √ci)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-भाव): ‘cira-kālena saṃcita’; Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural, agreeing with ‘tapobhiḥ’

• yogaiḥ: by yogic practices
• yogaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• saṃyānti: attain/go to
• saṃyānti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√yā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, present), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• narāḥ: men/people
• narāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (विरोध/अवधारण)

• yām: which
• yām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; relative pronoun qualifying ‘gatim’

• gatim: state/goal
• gatim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• snānāt: from (the merit of) bathing
• snānāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• prayāgasya: of Prayāga
• prayāgasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निश्चय/हेतु)

• yānti: go/attain
• yānti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• tām: that
• tām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; correlative pronoun qualifying ‘gatim’

• gatim: goal/state
• gatim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Prayaga-mahatmya in Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Begins with severe ascetic struggle and culminates in astonishment: the same supreme attainment arises effortlessly through Prayāga-snāna."}

Characters & Entities

• Prayaga

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It declares the extraordinary merit of Prayāga: the liberating spiritual result that normally requires long, severe tapas and yogic discipline is said to be attained through a single sacred bath there.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By elevating tīrtha-snānā (a devotional act performed with faith) as equal to arduous self-mortification, the verse supports the Purāṇic bhakti principle that grace-filled sacred practices can grant the highest goal when done with श्रद्धा (śraddhā).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented purity discipline) is implied: tīrtha-snānā as a prescribed act with specific place-based efficacy; no technical focus on vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa is explicit in this verse.