Shloka 6
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
अमृतं कथ्यते भद्रे सा वेणी भुवि संगता । यस्यां माघे मुहूर्तं तु देवानामपि दुर्लभम् ॥ ६ ॥
amṛtaṃ kathyate bhadre sā veṇī bhuvi saṃgatā | yasyāṃ māghe muhūrtaṃ tu devānāmapi durlabham || 6 ||
O marangal na ginang, ang pagsasanib na iyon sa lupa—na tinatawag na Veṇī—ay sinasabing siya mismong “amṛta,” ang nektar. Sapagkat sa buwan ng Māgha, kahit isang mapalad na sandaling muhurta roon ay mahirap makamtan, maging ng mga diyos.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressing a female listener in the narrative as 'bhadre')
Vrata: Māgha-snāna (implied)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates the Veṇī-sangama (sacred confluence) as ‘amṛta’—a place where spiritual merit is extraordinarily concentrated, especially in Māgha, making even a brief stay or act of devotion there supremely fruitful.
By praising the tīrtha and the sacred season, it implies that devotion expressed through tīrtha-yātrā, reverent presence, and time-aware worship (Māgha observances) quickly becomes powerful—so rare that even devas long for it.
It highlights Kāla (time) awareness through the unit ‘muhūrta’—a practical calendrical/astronomical consideration used in ritual timing (Jyotiṣa-based muhūrta selection) for Māgha-month tīrtha practices.