Shloka 92
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
तत्र गत्वा च संस्थाने महादेवस्य धीमतः । नरस्तारयते पुंसो दश पूर्वान्दशावरान् ॥ ९२ ॥
tatra gatvā ca saṃsthāne mahādevasya dhīmataḥ | narastārayate puṃso daśa pūrvāndaśāvarān || 92 ||
Pagdating doon, sa banal na luklukan ng marunong na Mahādeva, ang isang tao ay nakapagliligtas sa sampung ninuno bago siya at sa sampung salinlahi pagkatapos niya.
Narada (teaching in a tirtha-mahatmya sequence; dialogue frame traditionally with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"karuna","emotional_journey":"Pilgrimage to Mahādeva’s seat expands from personal act to compassionate, lineage-wide redemption, ending in an uplifting promise of ancestral and descendant deliverance."}
FAQs
It teaches the tirtha-mahātmyā principle that pilgrimage to Mahādeva’s sacred abode generates merit powerful enough to uplift one’s lineage—benefiting both ancestors and descendants.
By emphasizing going to Mahādeva’s holy seat with reverence, it frames devotion expressed through pilgrimage and worship as a concrete act that yields spiritual welfare beyond the individual.
Primarily Dharma-śāstric practice rather than a Vedāṅga: it reflects the ritual logic of tīrtha-yātrā and pitṛ-related merit (pitr̥-kārya), where sacred geography and prescribed acts are believed to produce trans-generational punya.