Shloka 155
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
अप्सरोगणसंकीर्णे सुप्तोऽसौ प्रतिबुध्यते । ततः स्वर्गादिहायातः क्षीणकर्मा विरंचिजे ॥ १५५ ॥
apsarogaṇasaṃkīrṇe supto'sau pratibudhyate | tataḥ svargādihāyātaḥ kṣīṇakarmā viraṃcije || 155 ||
அப்சரைகள் கூட்டம் நிறைந்த இடத்தில் அவன் உறங்கி விழித்தான்; பின்னர் புண்ணியம் தீர்ந்தபோது சுவர்க்கத்திலிருந்து இறங்கி இங்கு விரஞ்சியின் (பிரம்மாவின்) உலகை அடைந்தான்।
Narada (narrating to the Sanatkumara brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes the impermanence of heavenly enjoyment: when accumulated merit (puṇya-karma) is spent, the jīva must return, showing that Svarga is not final liberation.
By contrasting temporary Svarga with inevitable return, it implicitly supports the Purāṇic teaching that steadfast Vishnu-bhakti aims at mokṣa (freedom from return), not merely higher pleasures.
The verse reflects karma-phala and loka theory used in Dharma-śāstra and Jyotiṣa-informed worldview: merits yield specific realms, but results end when the allotted puṇya is exhausted.