Shloka 74

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

यत्फलं लभते माघे वेण्यां तत्तु दिने दिने । गवां शतसहस्रस्य सम्यग्दत्तस्य यत्फलम् ॥ ७४ ॥

Transliteration

yatphalaṃ labhate māghe veṇyāṃ tattu dine dine | gavāṃ śatasahasrasya samyagdattasya yatphalam || 74 ||

Translation

ମାଘମାସରେ ବେଣ୍ୟାରେ ଯେ ଫଳ ମିଳେ, ସେଇ ଫଳ ଦିନକୁ ଦିନ ବଢ଼େ; ଏହା ସମ୍ୟକ୍ ଭାବେ ଦାନ କରାଯାଇଥିବା ଏକ ଲକ୍ଷ ଗାଈର ଫଳ ସମ।

Word by Word

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Relative pronoun (that which)

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative/accusative singular (fruit/result)

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative 3rd sg (obtains)

• māghe: in (the month of) Māgha
• māghe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (in Māgha month)

• veṇyām: at Veṇī (confluence)
• veṇyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (at Veṇī/Veṇī-saṅgama)

• tat: that
• tat: Anuvāda (अनुवाद; correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Demonstrative pronoun (that)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• dine: on a day
• dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (on a day)

• dine: day by day
• dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Repetition for distributive sense (day by day)

• gavām: of cows
• gavām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (of cows)

• śata-sahasrasya: of a hundred thousand
• śata-sahasrasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular of a numeral compound (of a hundred-thousand)

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: properly)

• dattasya: given
• dattasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: datta (कृदन्त; √dā (धातु))
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (of what is given)

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Relative pronoun (which)

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; (fruit/result)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya / Vrata-phalashruti style passage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Māgha-snāna (seasonal observance; implied)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Māgha
• Veṇyā

FAQs

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

It magnifies the sanctity of Māgha observances at the tīrtha called Veṇyā, stating that the merit gained there is not momentary but continues to accrue daily, equated with the enormous dāna-fruit of gifting 100,000 cows.

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

By praising tīrtha-sevā and Māgha-kāla practice as spiritually potent, it encourages sustained sacred living; such repeated merit (dine dine) supports a devotional life centered on holy places and disciplined observance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa-oriented ritual principle: time (Māgha-māsa) and place (tīrtha: Veṇyā) greatly amplify results, and “samyag-dāna” emphasizes correct procedure and intention in charitable rites.