Shloka 45

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

त्रीणि कुंडानि सुभगे तेषां मध्ये तु जाह्नवी । प्रयागस्य प्रवेशेन पापं नश्यति तत्क्षणात् ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

trīṇi kuṃḍāni subhage teṣāṃ madhye tu jāhnavī | prayāgasya praveśena pāpaṃ naśyati tatkṣaṇāt || 45 ||

Translation

اے نیک بخت! وہاں تین مقدّس کنڈ ہیں اور ان کے بیچ جاہنوی (گنگا) بہتی ہے۔ پریاگ میں محض داخل ہونے سے ہی گناہ فوراً مٹ جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• त्रीणि: three
• त्रीणि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural; numeral adjective)

• कुण्डानि: pools/pits
• कुण्डानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Plural)

• सुभगे: O auspicious one
• सुभगे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Vocative, Singular)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Pronoun, Genitive, Plural)

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle)

• जाह्नवी: Jāhnavī (the Ganges)
• जाह्नवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाह्नवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• प्रयागस्य: of Prayāga
• प्रयागस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• प्रवेशेन: by entering
• प्रवेशेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• नश्यति: perishes/is destroyed
• नश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Laṭ, 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada)

• तत्-क्षणात्: immediately/that very moment
• तत्-क्षणात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् अर्थः 'तत्क्षणात्' = तत्क्षण एव (Masculine, Ablative, Singular; idiom: immediately)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahātmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Prayaga
• Jahnavi
• Ganga

FAQs

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

It declares Prayāga as an exceptionally purifying tīrtha: even the act of entering its sacred boundary is said to eradicate pāpa immediately, emphasizing the power of tīrtha-saṅga and holy geography.

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

While not explicitly teaching a bhakti practice, it supports bhakti-culture by directing devotees toward sacred places connected with divine rivers like Gaṅgā, where faith-filled pilgrimage and reverence become aids to inner purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse mainly reflects tīrtha-dharma (pilgrimage discipline) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it implies rules of yātrā and snāna associated with sacred kundas and Gaṅgā-centered rites in Purāṇic tradition.