Shloka 19

Glorification of Prayāga

The Gaṅgā–Yamunā Confluence

Devanagari script

हरिश्च भगवानास्ते प्रजापतिपुरस्कृतः । गंगायमुनयोर्मध्ये पृथिव्या जघनं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

hariśca bhagavānāste prajāpatipuraskṛtaḥ | gaṃgāyamunayormadhye pṛthivyā jaghanaṃ smṛtam

Translation

అక్కడ ప్రజాపతులచే గౌరవింపబడిన భగవాన్ హరి విరాజిల్లుచున్నాడు। గంగా–యమునల మధ్యనున్న ప్రాంతం భూమి యొక్క ‘జఘనం’ (కటిభాగం) అని స్మరించబడుతుంది।

Word by Word

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आस्ते: abides/sits
• आस्ते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• प्रजापति-पुरस्कृतः: honoured/preceded by Prajāpati
• प्रजापति-पुरस्कृतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरस् (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + कृ (धातु) → पुरस्कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्रजापतिना पुरस्कृतः) ‘honoured/preceded by Prajāpati’; विशेषण (qualifying ‘हरिः/भगवान्’)

• गङ्गा-यमुना-योः: of Gaṅgā and Yamunā
• गङ्गा-यमुना-योः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक) + यमुना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), द्विवचन (dual); द्वन्द्व-समास (गङ्गा च यमुना च)

• मध्ये: in the middle/between
• मध्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• पृथिव्याः: of the earth
• पृथिव्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• जघनम्: the hind-part/waist (lower region)
• जघनम्: Pradhāna-nāmapada (प्रधाना नामपद/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जघन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; यहाँ प्रथमा (as predicate nominative)

• स्मृतम्: is said/considered
• स्मृतम्: Kriyā (क्रिया-विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थे विधेय (is said/considered)

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial voice within Svargakhaṇḍa 43)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: हरिश्च = हरिः + च. भगवानास्ते = भगवान् + आस्ते (न् + आ → ना). गंगायमुनयोर्मध्ये = गङ्गायमुनयोः + मध्ये (ः + म → र् sandhi). प्रजापतिपुरस्कृतः = प्रजापति + पुरस्कृतः (तत्पुरुष).

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Prajapatis
• Ganga
• Yamuna
• Prithivi (Earth)

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred Tirthas?

It sacralizes the land between the Gaṅgā and Yamunā (the doab) by mapping it onto the Earth’s body, calling it the ‘jaghana’ (hips/loins), a common Purāṇic way of expressing holiness through cosmic anatomy.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

By stating that Hari ‘abides’ there and is honored by the Prajāpatis, the verse frames the region as a place where devotion to Viṣṇu is especially fitting, since even cosmic progenitors revere him.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

Reverence is directed toward the divine as the highest principle: even exalted beings (Prajāpatis) honor Hari, suggesting humility and devotion as virtues for human conduct, especially in sacred places.