Shloka 151
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
स भुक्त्वा विपुलान्भोगांस्तत्तीर्थँ स्मरते पुनः । कोटितीर्थँ समासाद्य यस्तु प्राणान्परित्यजेत् ॥ १५१ ॥
sa bhuktvā vipulānbhogāṃstattīrthaṃ smarate punaḥ | koṭitīrthaṃ samāsādya yastu prāṇānparityajet || 151 ||
وہ کثیر بھोग بھوگ کر کے بھی اس تیرتھ کو پھر یاد کرتا ہے۔ اور جو کوٹیتیرتھ تک پہنچ کر اپنے پران (جان) چھوڑ دے—وہ اس یاترا کا اعلیٰ ترین پاکیزہ پھل پاتا ہے۔
Narada (tirtha-mahatmya narration within Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes the extraordinary sanctifying power of a tīrtha: even after enjoying worldly life, remembrance of the holy place draws one back, and death at Koṭitīrtha is presented as yielding a supreme purifying outcome.
Bhakti here is reflected as smaraṇa (remembrance): the mind returning to the tīrtha signifies sustained sacred memory, which in Purāṇic practice supports devotion and reorientation toward liberation.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught; the practical takeaway is tīrtha-yātrā discipline—reverent remembrance (smaraṇa), pilgrimage (yātrā), and the Purāṇic framework of merit (puṇya) linked to sacred geography.