Shloka 16

The Glory of Prayāga

Mahātmyā of the Confluence

Devanagari script

दशकोटिसहस्राणि त्रिंशत्कोट्यस्तथापरे । माघमासे तु गंगायां गमिष्यंति नरर्षभ

Transliteration

daśakoṭisahasrāṇi triṃśatkoṭyastathāpare | māghamāse tu gaṃgāyāṃ gamiṣyaṃti nararṣabha

Translation

Ó melhor dos homens, no mês de Māgha, dezenas de milhões—até trinta crores e outros ainda—irão ao Gaṅgā.

Word by Word

• दशकोटिसहस्राणि: ten crores of thousands (a vast number)
• दशकोटिसहस्राणि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject) (of गमिष्यन्ति, understood 'people')
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश + कोटि + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); numeral compound functioning as a count

• त्रिंशत्कोट्यः: thirty crores
• त्रिंशत्कोट्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject) (coordinated count)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिंशत् + कोटि (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); 'crores' counted as 30

• तथा: likewise, thus
• तथा: None (अकारक/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण); sense: 'thus/likewise'

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); 'others (people)'

• माघमासे: in the month of Māgha
• माघमासे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative: time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ + मास (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); time-location

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: None (अकारक/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात); contrast/emphasis

• गङ्गायाम्: in the Gaṅgā (river)
• गङ्गायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative: place)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); place-location

• गमिष्यन्ति: will go
• गमिष्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: Future tense (लृट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• नरर्षभ: O bull among men (best of men)
• नरर्षभ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Unspecified (dialogue context not provided in the input excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: river

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: कोट्यः = कोटि + यः (इकारान्त स्त्री प्रथमा बहुवचन sandhi); तथापरे = तथा + अपरे; गमिष्यंति (पाठभेद) = गमिष्यन्ति

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Māgha (month)

FAQs

What practice is highlighted in this verse from the Padma Purana?

It highlights going to the Gaṅgā during the month of Māgha—commonly associated with Māgha-snāna (holy bathing) and intensified pilgrimage observances.

Why does the verse use very large numbers (crores) of people?

The large numbers function as Purāṇic hyperbole to convey the immense popularity and perceived spiritual potency of Māgha observances at the Gaṅgā.

What is the ethical or devotional takeaway implied by the verse?

It underscores collective faith and the value placed on sacred-time (Māgha) and sacred-place (Gaṅgā) disciplines—encouraging devotion, purification, and religious merit through pilgrimage.