Shloka 165
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
तत्र स्नात्वा दिवं यांति ये मृतास्तेऽपुनर्भवाः । यमुनोत्तरकूले तु पापघ्नानि बहून्यपि ॥ १६५ ॥
tatra snātvā divaṃ yāṃti ye mṛtāste'punarbhavāḥ | yamunottarakūle tu pāpaghnāni bahūnyapi || 165 ||
ਉੱਥੇ ਇਸ਼ਨਾਨ ਕਰਕੇ ਜੋ ਦੇਹ ਤਿਆਗਦੇ ਹਨ, ਉਹ ਸਵਰਗ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਮੁੜ ਜਨਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੈਂਦੇ। ਯਮੁਨਾ ਦੇ ਉੱਤਰੀ ਕੰਢੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਵੀ ਪਾਪ ਨਾਸ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਕਈ ਸਥਾਨ ਹਨ।
Narada (teaching in a tirtha-mahatmya context, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It states the tirtha-power of sacred bathing: bathing at the mentioned site grants heavenly attainment, and the text emphasizes the Yamunā’s northern bank as filled with multiple sin-destroying pilgrimage spots (pāpa-ghna tirthas).
While not explicitly naming bhakti, it supports the Purāṇic bhakti framework by honoring Vishnu-aligned tirtha practices—snāna, pilgrimage, and reverence—which purify the devotee and orient life toward divine merit and liberation (apunarbha va).
It highlights kalpa-style ritual practice in a Purāṇic form: tīrtha-snāna (regulated sacred bathing) and the dharmic principle that specific sacred geographies and rites are prescribed as pāpa-śamana (sin-removal) disciplines.