Agni Purana — Bhuvanakosha & Tirtha-mahatmya, Shloka 3
प्रयागमाहात्म्यम्
The Greatness of Prayāga
वेगेन समतिक्रान्ता सर्वतीर्थतिरस्कृता तपनस्य सुता तत्र त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुता
vegena samatikrāntā sarvatīrthatiraskṛtā tapanasya sutā tatra triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā
وہ تیز رفتاری سے سب پر سبقت لے جاتی ہے اور تمام تیرتھوں کو ماند کر دیتی ہے؛ تپَن کی بیٹی وہاں ہے، جو تینوں لوکوں میں مشہور ہے۔
Lord Agni (narrating to Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Shanta
Type: Tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: No major external sandhi; participles agree with implied feminine subject (जाह्नवी/गङ्गा).
FAQs
It conveys tīrtha-māhātmya: a hierarchy of pilgrimage efficacy, stating that this particular sacred presence/place is regarded as surpassing other tīrthas and is therefore a high-yield destination for ritual bathing, vows, and purification acts.
By cataloging and ranking sacred sites (tīrthas) and their fame/efficacy, the text functions as a reference guide to religious geography and pilgrimage practice—one of the many practical knowledge domains (alongside ritual, polity, medicine, etc.) compiled in the Agni Purana.
The verse emphasizes that association with this renowned tīrtha (or sacred manifestation) is believed to yield exceptional puṇya (religious merit) and purification, since it is portrayed as eclipsing the benefits of ordinary pilgrimage sites.