Shloka 118
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
वासांसि च महार्हाणि रत्नानि विविधानि च । यावंतो रोमकूपाः स्युस्तस्या गोर्वत्सकस्य च ॥ ११८ ॥
vāsāṃsi ca mahārhāṇi ratnāni vividhāni ca | yāvaṃto romakūpāḥ syustasyā gorvatsakasya ca || 118 ||
اس گائے اور اس کے بچھڑے کے جتنے بالوں کے مسام ہوں، اتنی ہی مقدار کے مطابق قیمتی لباس اور طرح طرح کے جواہرات ثواب کے پھل کے طور پر حاصل ہوتے ہیں۔
Narada (teaching in a Tirtha/Mahatmya narrative frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes the immense, immeasurable merit (punya) attributed to dharmic charity—especially gifts connected with the cow—by expressing the reward as countless as the hair-pores on the cow and her calf.
Though framed as a merit statement, it supports bhakti-oriented dharma by encouraging offerings and righteous giving done in a sacred context, which purifies the heart and becomes supportive of devotion and worship.
Ritual pragmatics (kalpa/ācāra) are implied: the verse uses a standard Purana style of stating dāna-phala (results of charity), guiding practitioners on the religious value of properly performed giving in tirtha settings.