Shloka 75
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
ततः पुण्यतमं नास्ति त्रिषु लोकेषु भारत । प्रयागं सर्वतीर्थेभ्यः प्रभावेणाधिकं प्रभो
tataḥ puṇyatamaṃ nāsti triṣu lokeṣu bhārata | prayāgaṃ sarvatīrthebhyaḥ prabhāveṇādhikaṃ prabho
ततः पुण्यतमं नास्ति त्रिषु लोकेषु भारत। प्रयागः सर्वतीर्थेभ्यः प्रभावेणाधिकः प्रभो।
Unspecified narrator/sage addressing Bhārata (dialogue context not provided in input)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नास्ति = न + अस्ति; प्रभावेणाधिकम् = प्रभावेण + अधिकम् (अ + अ → आ); सर्वतीर्थेभ्यः treated as समास (सर्व + तीर्थ).
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It presents Prayāga as the foremost tīrtha, asserting that its sanctifying power exceeds that of all other pilgrimage sites, situating it at the pinnacle of Purāṇic sacred geography.
By praising the unique “prabhāva” (spiritual potency) of Prayāga, it encourages devotional reverence toward divinely charged places, where worship, remembrance, and pilgrimage are treated as powerful means of spiritual uplift.
It teaches esteem for sacred disciplines—pilgrimage, humility, and seeking holy association—implying that choosing spiritually elevating environments and actions yields exceptional merit (puṇya).