Shloka 124
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
निमित्तेषु च सर्वेषु ह्यप्रमत्तो भवेद्द्विजः । स्वकार्ये पितृकार्ये वा देवताभ्यर्चनेऽपि वा ॥ १२४ ॥
nimitteṣu ca sarveṣu hyapramatto bhaveddvijaḥ | svakārye pitṛkārye vā devatābhyarcane'pi vā || 124 ||
सर्वेषु निमित्तेषु द्विजोऽप्रमत्तो भवेत्। स्वकार्ये पितृकार्ये वा देवतार्चनेऽपि वा न प्रमादं कुर्यात्॥
Narada (instructional narrative voice within the Uttara-Bhaga context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches that sacred results depend on attentive, disciplined conduct—carelessness weakens both worldly duties and religious rites such as ancestor offerings and deity worship.
Bhakti is not only feeling but careful practice; the verse emphasizes mindful devatā-arcana (worship) performed without negligence, which protects the purity and steadiness of devotion.
It points to disciplined ritual application—especially correct procedure and timing in pitṛ-kārya and devatā-arcana (aligned with Kalpa/ritual practice and attention to nimitta as an applied indicator in observances).