Shloka 78
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
त्र्यहात्पापक्षयो जातः सप्तविंशतिभिर्दिनैः । स्नानेन यदभूत्पुण्यं तेन देवत्वमागता ॥ ७८ ॥
tryahātpāpakṣayo jātaḥ saptaviṃśatibhirdinaiḥ | snānena yadabhūtpuṇyaṃ tena devatvamāgatā || 78 ||
त्र्यहेणैव पापानां क्षयः समभवत्; सप्तविंशतिदिनैः स्नानजनितपुण्येन ते देवत्वं प्राप्तवन्तः ॥
Narada (narration within Tirtha-Mahatmya context; dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara lineage implied)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches the time-bound fruit of tirtha-snana: quick reduction of pāpa (sin) and the accumulation of puṇya (merit) so powerful that it culminates in devatva—an exalted, divine state.
In the Uttara-Bhāga tirtha context, snāna is not mere hygiene but a devotional act of surrender and sacred discipline; performed with faith, it becomes a bhakti-supported karma that purifies and elevates the devotee.
Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented dharma) is implied: prescribed snāna with specified durations and observance-days shows structured vrata-style discipline, even though no single Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is explicitly named.