Shloka 36

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

माघस्तु प्राप्यते धन्यैः प्रयागे विधिनंदिनि । अपुनर्भवदं तत्र सितासितजलं यतः ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

māghastu prāpyate dhanyaiḥ prayāge vidhinaṃdini | apunarbhavadaṃ tatra sitāsitajalaṃ yataḥ || 36 ||

Translation

హే విధినందినీ! ప్రయాగంలో మాఘవ్రతం ధన్యులకే లభిస్తుంది. అక్కడ శ్వేత మరియు అసిత నదీజలాల్లో స్నానం చేస్తే అపునర్భవం, అంటే పునర్జన్మ నివృత్తి కలుగుతుంది.

Word by Word

• माघः: Māgha (rite/merit)
• माघः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/emphasis particle)

• प्राप्यते: is obtained
• प्राप्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• धन्यैः: by the fortunate/meritorious
• धन्यैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/कर्ता in passive), बहुवचन

• प्रयागे: at Prayāga
• प्रयागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विधिनन्दिनि: O daughter of Brahmā (Vidhinandinī)
• विधिनन्दिनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि + नन्दिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विधेः नन्दिनी)

• अपुनर्भवदम्: granting non-rebirth
• अपुनर्भवदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + पुनर्भव + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (अपुनर्भवम् ददाति इति)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• सितासितजलम्: the white-and-dark waters
• सितासितजलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सित + असित + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (सितं च असितं च जलम्)

• यतः: because/for
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (causal indeclinable: ‘because/from which’)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Māgha-vrata / Māgha-snāna at Prayāga

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Prayaga
• Ganga
• Yamuna
• Brahma (Vidhi)

FAQs

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

It elevates Prayāga as a mokṣa-giving tīrtha, stating that the Māgha observance there—especially contact with the confluence waters—leads to apunarbhava (freedom from rebirth).

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

By presenting the Māgha vrata at Prayāga as a grace-filled opportunity for the “blessed,” it implies that sincere faith, reverence for sacred places, and devotional observance (snāna, worship, vows) become a direct means toward liberation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual practice) is implied through the Māgha-vrata and tīrtha-snāna discipline, and Jyotiṣa is indirectly relevant because the observance is tied to the Māgha month as a calendrical (lunar) marker.