Shloka 6

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

अमृतं कथ्यते भद्रे सा वेणी भुवि संगता । यस्यां माघे मुहूर्तं तु देवानामपि दुर्लभम् ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

amṛtaṃ kathyate bhadre sā veṇī bhuvi saṃgatā | yasyāṃ māghe muhūrtaṃ tu devānāmapi durlabham || 6 ||

Translation

اے نیک بانو، زمین پر وہ سنگم ‘وینی’ کہلاتا ہے اور اسے خود امرت (آبِ حیات) کہا گیا ہے۔ ماہِ ماغھ میں وہاں کا ایک مُہورت بھی دیوتاؤں کے لیے بھی نایاب ہے۔

Word by Word

• अमृतम्: nectar/ambrosia
• अमृतम्: Karta/Predicate (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-नाम (predicate nominative) ‘nectar/immortality’

• कथ्यते: is called
• कथ्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘is called/said’

• भद्रे: O auspicious one
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; ‘O auspicious lady’

• सा: she/that
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता

• वेणी: Veṇī (the confluence)
• वेणी: Karta/Predicate (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता/विधेय—‘Veṇī (confluence/stream)’

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरणम्—‘on earth’

• संगता: joined
• संगता: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + गम् (धातु) → संगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘joined/come together’

• यस्याम्: in which
• यस्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रयोगः—‘in which’

• माघे: in Māgha
• माघे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कालाधिकरणम्

• मुहूर्तम्: a moment (muhūrta)
• मुहूर्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म—‘a muhūrta (moment)’

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Discourse particle (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (contrast/emphasis) ‘but/indeed’

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धः—‘of the gods’

• अपि: even
• अपि: Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात ‘even/also’

• दुर्लभम्: rare/difficult to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्—‘rare’ (agreeing with मुहूर्तम् understood/predicate)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressing a female listener in the narrative as 'bhadre')

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Māgha-snāna (implied)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Veṇī (sacred confluence)

FAQs

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

It elevates the Veṇī-sangama (sacred confluence) as ‘amṛta’—a place where spiritual merit is extraordinarily concentrated, especially in Māgha, making even a brief stay or act of devotion there supremely fruitful.

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

By praising the tīrtha and the sacred season, it implies that devotion expressed through tīrtha-yātrā, reverent presence, and time-aware worship (Māgha observances) quickly becomes powerful—so rare that even devas long for it.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Kāla (time) awareness through the unit ‘muhūrta’—a practical calendrical/astronomical consideration used in ritual timing (Jyotiṣa-based muhūrta selection) for Māgha-month tīrtha practices.