Shloka 60

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

ईप्सिताँल्लभते कामान्यत्र तत्राभिसंगतः । सितासिते तु यो मज्जेदपि पापशतावृतः ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

īpsitāṃllabhate kāmānyatra tatrābhisaṃgataḥ | sitāsite tu yo majjedapi pāpaśatāvṛtaḥ || 60 ||

Translation

இத்தகைய புனித சங்கமத்தை அடைந்தவன் எங்கு சென்றாலும் விரும்பிய பயன்களைப் பெறுவான். சீதா–அசிதாவில் நீராடுபவன் நூறு நூறு பாவங்களால் மூடப்பட்டிருந்தாலும் தூய்மையடைவான்.

Word by Word

• ईप्सितान्: desired
• ईप्सितान्: विशेषण (Adjectival to ‘कामान्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √आप्/ईप्स् ‘to desire’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (to ‘कामान्’)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• कामान्: desires/wishes
• कामान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक (relative locative adverb: ‘where’)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (correlative locative adverb: ‘there’)

• अभिसंगतः: having approached/come together
• अभिसंगतः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-सम्-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle) from √गम् with prefixes; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि; (one who has approached/assembled)

• सित-असिते: in the white and the black (fortnights)
• सित-असिते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location/Condition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक) + असित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (Locative/7th), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (pair: ‘white and black’)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• मज्जेत्: should bathe/immerse
• मज्जेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मज्ज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: even/also)

• पाप-शत-आवृतः: covered with a hundred sins
• पाप-शत-आवृतः: विशेषण (Adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक) + आवृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; आ-√वृ ‘to cover’)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पापशत); ततः ‘पापशत’ + ‘आवृत’ (क्त-प्रत्यय); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to ‘यः’)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sita (river)
• Asita (river)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It declares the extraordinary merit (puṇya) of approaching a tirtha-confluence and especially immersing at the Sitā–Asita sangama, emphasizing pāpa-kṣaya (destruction of sin) and siddhi of desired aims.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By praising tirtha-sevā and snāna as acts done with śraddhā, it supports bhakti-oriented dharma: reverence to sacred places associated with divine order, leading to inner purification that strengthens devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: proper tirtha-snāna/immersion at a sangama is presented as a dharmic practice with specific spiritual results (puṇya and pāpa-kṣaya).