Shloka 7
The Glory of Prayāga
Mahātmyā of the Confluence
वासुदेव उवाच । मम वाक्यं तु कर्तव्यं तव स्नेहाद्ब्रवीम्यहम् । नित्यं यज्ञरतो भूत्वा प्रयागे विगतज्वरः
vāsudeva uvāca | mama vākyaṃ tu kartavyaṃ tava snehādbravīmyaham | nityaṃ yajñarato bhūtvā prayāge vigatajvaraḥ
วาสุเทวะตรัสว่า: “เจ้าจงกระทำตามวาจาของเราเถิด เรากล่าวด้วยความรักต่อเจ้า จงเป็นผู้ตั้งมั่นในยัญญะเป็นนิตย์ และเมื่ออยู่ ณ ประยาค จงปราศจากไข้และความทุกข์ร้อน”
Vāsudeva (Vishnu/Krishna)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्नेहाद्ब्रवीम्यहम् = स्नेहात् ब्रवीमि अहम् (त् + ब् → द्ब्; ब्रवीमि + अहम् → ब्रवीम्यहम्)
FAQs
It highlights Prayāga as a spiritually potent tīrtha where religious practice (yajña/worship) is linked with relief from suffering and affliction.
By framing the instruction as spoken “out of affection” and urging steady devotion in sacred practice, it presents disciplined worship as an expression of loving commitment to the divine.
One should heed wise, benevolent counsel and maintain consistent righteous practice; such steadiness is portrayed as bringing inner well-being (“freedom from fever/torment”).