Shloka 11

Glorification of Prayāga

Prayāga Māhātmya

Devanagari script

तस्मिंस्तु स्वल्पकं पापं नरके पातयिष्यति । एवं ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च प्रयागे समहेश्वरः

Transliteration

tasmiṃstu svalpakaṃ pāpaṃ narake pātayiṣyati | evaṃ brahmā ca viṣṇuśca prayāge samaheśvaraḥ

Translation

ସେଠାରେ ଅଳ୍ପ ପାପ ମଧ୍ୟ ନରକକୁ ପତିତ କରାଏ। ତେଣୁ ପ୍ରୟାଗରେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ଓ ବିଷ୍ଣୁ, ମହେଶ୍ୱର ସହିତ, ବିରାଜିତ।

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (place/condition)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• स्वल्पकम्: small, slight
• स्वल्पकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वल्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• नरके: in hell
• नरके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पातयिष्यति: will cause (one) to fall / will cast down
• पातयिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• प्रयागे: at Prayāga
• प्रयागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• समहेश्वरः: he, Maheśvara (Śiva)
• समहेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; 'स' इति सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकस्य संधिरूप (saḥ)

Speaker

Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (context required to confirm the dialogue frame).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्मिंस्तु = तस्मिन् + तु; विष्णुश्च = विष्णुः + च; समहेश्वरः = सः + महेश्वरः (विसर्ग-लोपः/संधिः)

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Prayāga

FAQs

What does this verse say about the spiritual gravity of Prayāga?

It portrays Prayāga as a supremely potent tīrtha where moral accountability is intensified—“even a slight sin” is said to lead to suffering—implying heightened sanctity and heightened ethical demand.

Why are Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara mentioned together here?

The verse frames Prayāga as a confluence of divine presence (a Trideva emphasis), suggesting that the site is overseen and sanctified by the highest deities, reinforcing its authority as a place of dharma and purification.

What ethical lesson is emphasized in this śloka?

Sacred places are not merely for ritual merit; they require inner restraint and ethical conduct. Negligence, even in small wrongdoing, is presented as spiritually consequential.