Shloka 366
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
समागच्छन्ति माध्यां तु प्रयागे भरतर्षभ । भरतश्रेष्ठ! षष्टिहदद नामक तीर्थमें स्नान करनेसे अन्नदानसे भी अधिक फल प्राप्त होता है। माघ-मासकी अमावास्याको प्रयागराजमें तीन करोड़ दस हजार अन्य तीर्थोंका समागम होता है
samāgacchanti māghyāṁ tu prayāge bharatarṣabha | bharataśreṣṭha ṣaṣṭihada-nāmaka-tīrthe snānena anna-dānād api adhikaṁ phalaṁ prāpyate | māgha-māsasya amāvāsyāyāṁ prayāgarāje trīṇi koṭi daśa-sahasrāṇi anyatīrthāni samāgamaṁ bhavanti |
Аджадрия сказал: «О бык среди Бхарат, в Праяге в месяц Мāгха сходятся священные течения. О лучший из Бхарат, омовение у святого брода, именуемого “Шаштхихада” (Ṣaṣṭihada), приносит плод даже больший, чем заслуга раздачи пищи. В день новолуния Мāгхи в Праягарадже, говорят, собираются там иные тиртхи — три крора и десять тысяч».
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage teaches that certain times and places—especially Māgha-amāvāsyā at Prayāga—are regarded as exceptionally potent for dharmic practice, where a single act like sacred bathing can be credited with merit surpassing even major charities such as feeding others.
Ajaḍriya is describing the greatness of Prayāga: during Māgha, many tīrthas are believed to converge there, and bathing at the specific ford called Ṣaṣṭihada on Māgha-amāvāsyā is praised as yielding extraordinary spiritual results.