Shloka 69
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
तानि सर्वाणि सेवन्ते प्रयागं मकरे रवौ । हरिद्वारे प्रयागे च गंगासागरसंगमे ॥ ६९ ॥
tāni sarvāṇi sevante prayāgaṃ makare ravau | haridvāre prayāge ca gaṃgāsāgarasaṃgame || 69 ||
ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ମକରରାଶିରେ ଥିବାବେଳେ ପ୍ରୟାଗକୁ ଆଶ୍ରୟ କଲେ ସେସବୁ ଫଳ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ମିଳେ; ଏବଂ ହରିଦ୍ୱାର, ପ୍ରୟାଗ ଓ ଗଙ୍ଗାସାଗର-ସଙ୍ଗମରେ ମଧ୍ୟ।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Moves from an all-inclusive claim (‘all those merits’) to concrete, awe-inspiring specificity by naming the great tīrthas and the Makara-solar moment that concentrates their power."}
FAQs
It elevates specific tirthas—Prayāga, Haridvāra, and Gaṅgā-sāgara—as places where sacred merit is powerfully realized, especially when aligned with an auspicious cosmic time (Ravi in Makara).
By directing the devotee to serve (sevā) and take refuge in Viṣṇu-favored sacred geographies and timings, it frames pilgrimage and holy bathing as embodied devotion that supports remembrance and surrender.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology) is implied through the timing “Ravi in Makara,” indicating that vrata, snāna, and tirtha-sevā gain special potency when performed in astrologically significant periods (e.g., Makara-saṅkrānti season).