Shloka 39

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

वातांबुपर्णाशनदेहशोषणैस्तपोभिरुग्रैश्चिरकालसंचितैः । योगैश्च संयांति नरास्तु यां गतिं स्नानात्प्रयागस्य हि यांति तां गतिम् ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

vātāṃbuparṇāśanadehaśoṣaṇaistapobhirugraiścirakālasaṃcitaiḥ | yogaiśca saṃyāṃti narāstu yāṃ gatiṃ snānātprayāgasya hi yāṃti tāṃ gatim || 39 ||

Translation

ہوا، پانی اور پتّوں پر گزارا کر کے بدن کو سُکھا دینے والی، طویل مدت کی جمع کی ہوئی سخت تپسیا اور یوگ سادھنا سے لوگ جس پرم گتی کو پاتے ہیں—وہی گتی وہ پریاگ میں محض سْنان سے حاصل کر لیتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• vāta-ambu-parṇa-āśana-deha-śoṣaṇaiḥ: by (austerities like) wind-(diet), water-(diet), leaf-eating, and body-drying (mortification)
• vāta-ambu-parṇa-āśana-deha-śoṣaṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāta (प्रातिपदिक) + ambu (प्रातिपदिक) + parṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + āśana (प्रातिपदिक) + deha (प्रातिपदिक) + śoṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāhāra-dvandva (समाहार-द्वन्द्व) as a list of austerity-modes; Napumsaka, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• tapobhiḥ: by austerities
• tapobhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• ugraiḥ: severe
• ugraiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ugra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; qualifying ‘tapobhiḥ’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• cira-kāla-saṃcitaiḥ: accumulated over a long time
• cira-kāla-saṃcitaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cira-kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃcita (कृदन्त; √ci)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-भाव): ‘cira-kālena saṃcita’; Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural, agreeing with ‘tapobhiḥ’

• yogaiḥ: by yogic practices
• yogaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• saṃyānti: attain/go to
• saṃyānti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√yā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, present), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• narāḥ: men/people
• narāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (विरोध/अवधारण)

• yām: which
• yām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; relative pronoun qualifying ‘gatim’

• gatim: state/goal
• gatim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• snānāt: from (the merit of) bathing
• snānāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• prayāgasya: of Prayāga
• prayāgasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निश्चय/हेतु)

• yānti: go/attain
• yānti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• tām: that
• tām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; correlative pronoun qualifying ‘gatim’

• gatim: goal/state
• gatim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Prayaga-mahatmya in Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Prayaga

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It declares the extraordinary merit of Prayāga: the liberating spiritual result that normally requires long, severe tapas and yogic discipline is said to be attained through a single sacred bath there.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By elevating tīrtha-snānā (a devotional act performed with faith) as equal to arduous self-mortification, the verse supports the Purāṇic bhakti principle that grace-filled sacred practices can grant the highest goal when done with श्रद्धा (śraddhā).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented purity discipline) is implied: tīrtha-snānā as a prescribed act with specific place-based efficacy; no technical focus on vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa is explicit in this verse.