Shloka 164
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
अग्नितीर्थमिति ख्यातं दक्षिणे यमुनातटे । पश्चिमे धर्मराजस्य तीर्थं तु नरकं स्मृतम् ॥ १६४ ॥
agnitīrthamiti khyātaṃ dakṣiṇe yamunātaṭe | paścime dharmarājasya tīrthaṃ tu narakaṃ smṛtam || 164 ||
یَمُنا کے جنوبی کنارے پر یہ ‘اگنی تیرتھ’ کے نام سے مشہور ہے؛ اور مغرب میں دھرم راج کا تیرتھ ‘نرک تیرتھ’ کے طور پر یاد کیا جاتا ہے۔
Narada (in dialogue with Sanatkumara, narrating Tirtha-mahatmya)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It maps specific sacred fords on the Yamunā—Agni-tīrtha to the south and Dharma-rāja’s Naraka-tīrtha to the west—showing that pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) is also a disciplined movement through a dharmic sacred geography.
While not explicitly teaching bhakti practices, the verse supports bhakti through tīrtha-sevā: visiting places associated with deities like Agni and Dharma-rāja is presented as a traditional aid to purification and devotion-oriented living.
It reflects applied sacred topography and ritual orientation—knowing directions (south/west) and place-names used in tirtha-yatra procedures—rather than a specific Vedanga like Vyākaraṇa; it is practical pilgrimage-ritual knowledge (tīrtha-vidhi context).