Shloka 72

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

धर्मानुसारी तत्त्वज्ञो गोब्राह्मणहिते रतः । गंगायमुनयोर्मध्ये स्नातो मुच्येत किल्बिषात् ॥ ७२ ॥

Transliteration

dharmānusārī tattvajño gobrāhmaṇahite rataḥ | gaṃgāyamunayormadhye snāto mucyeta kilbiṣāt || 72 ||

Translation

ଯେ ଧର୍ମକୁ ଅନୁସରେ, ତତ୍ତ୍ୱକୁ ଜାଣେ ଏବଂ ଗୋ-ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣଙ୍କ ହିତରେ ରତ ଥାଏ—ସେ ଗଙ୍ଗା-ଯମୁନା ସଙ୍ଗମରେ ସ୍ନାନ କରି ପାପରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ ହୁଏ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ।

Word by Word

• धर्मानुसारी: following dharma
• धर्मानुसारी: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + अनुसारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (धर्मम् अनुसरति इति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• तत्त्वज्ञः: knower of truth
• तत्त्वज्ञः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्त्व + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तत्त्वं जानाति इति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• गोब्राह्मणहिते: in the welfare of cows and Brahmins
• गोब्राह्मणहिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Concern-sphere)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + ब्राह्मण + हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (गवां ब्राह्मणानां च हितम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• रतः: devoted
• रतः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (engaged/devoted)

• गङ्गायमुनयोः: of the Ganga and Yamuna
• गङ्गायमुनयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा + यमुना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (गङ्गा च यमुना च); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

• मध्ये: in the middle/between
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्नातः: having bathed
• स्नातः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject, participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (स्नातः = having bathed)

• मुच्येत: would be freed
• मुच्येत: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• किल्बिषात्: from sin
• किल्बिषात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किल्बिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya context; dialogue framed with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Establishes a dharmic character profile (truth/knowledge and beneficence), then culminates in a concrete purificatory act—bathing at the Gaṅgā-Yamunā confluence—ending with the relief of sin-release."}

Characters & Entities

• Ganga
• Yamuna
• Go (cow)
• Brahmana

FAQs

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

It links inner qualification (dharma, tattva-jñāna, and service to go–brāhmaṇa welfare) with the purifying merit of bathing at the Gaṅgā–Yamunā confluence, teaching that tīrtha benefits mature when supported by right conduct.

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

While not naming a specific deity here, the verse reflects Narada Purana’s bhakti ethic: reverence for dharma and protection of sacred supports of society (cows and Brahmins) are devotional dispositions that make sacred acts like tīrtha-snāna spiritually fruitful.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes ritual practice (snāna at a specified tīrtha) governed by dharmic injunctions—practical dharma-śāstra application rather than a technical Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.