Agni Purana — Bhuvanakosha & Tirtha-mahatmya, Shloka 12
प्रयागमाहात्म्यम्
The Greatness of Prayāga
गङाद्वारे प्रयागे च गङ्गासागरसङ्गमे अत्र दानाद्दिवं याति राजेन्द्रो जायते ऽत्र च
gaṅādvāre prayāge ca gaṅgāsāgarasaṅgame atra dānāddivaṃ yāti rājendro jāyate 'tra ca
ที่คงคาทวาร (หริทวาร) ที่ประยาคะ และที่สังฆมคงคากับมหาสมุทร (คงคาสาคร) ผู้ใดถวายทาน ณ ที่นั้น ย่อมไปสวรรค์; และยังได้เกิดเป็นราชาเหนือราชาทั้งหลายด้วย।
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tirtha-Mahatmya","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Perform dāna (gifts/charity) at Haridvāra, Prayāga, or Gaṅgā-sāgara to accrue merit aimed at svarga and high birth.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Three Gaṅgā tīrthas where dāna yields svarga and royal birth","lookup_keywords":["Gaṅgādvāra","Prayāga","Gaṅgā-sāgara","dāna-phala","svarga"],"quick_summary":"The verse lists three premier Gaṅgā sites and states the fruit of gifting there: heavenly attainment and the possibility of being born as a great king."}
Concept: Dāna-dharma: charity at sanctified loci multiplies merit and shapes post-mortem destiny and future birth.
Application: Coordinate pilgrimage with structured giving (anna, vastra, hiraṇya, go-dāna as per capacity) with śraddhā and proper recipients.
Khanda Section: Tirtha-mahatmya (Sacred Geography and Donation-Merit)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: Tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Three-panel sacred map: Haridvāra at the Himalayan gateway, Prayāga confluence, and Gaṅgā meeting the ocean; donors offering gifts to brāhmaṇas and the needy.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural triptych, Gaṅgādvāra with mountains, Prayāga saṅgama, Gaṅgā-sāgara with waves; donors with offering trays, stylized sacred river goddess motifs","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central Gaṅgā-devī motif with gold work, surrounding vignettes of Haridvāra/Prayāga/Sāgara, donors giving dāna, rich ornamentation","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clean narrative panels showing dāna procedure at each tīrtha, fine lines, soft colors, emphasis on ritual correctness","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, cartographic riverscape with three locales, detailed costumes of donors and recipients, subtle inscriptions naming sites"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गङाद्वारे → गङ्गाद्वारे; दानाद्दिवम् → दानात् + दिवम्; जायते ऽत्र → जायते + अत्र.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 111 (Prayāga-māhātmya)
FAQs
It teaches tīrtha-vidhi in a practical form: performing dāna (charitable gifting) specifically at major tīrthas—Gaṅgādvāra, Prayāga, and Gaṅgā-sāgara—yields defined karmic results.
It exemplifies the Purāṇa’s catalog-like treatment of dharma: it maps sacred locations (tīrthas) to concrete outcomes (svarga-prāpti and exalted rebirth), integrating geography, ritual practice (dāna), and karmic theory.
The verse states that gifts made at these tīrthas multiply in merit, granting heavenly attainment and even superior worldly rebirth as a rājendra—showing both otherworldly (svarga) and worldly (royal birth) karmic fruits.