Shloka 53
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
प्रयागस्य तु तीर्थस्य कलां नार्हंति षोडशीम् । तिस्रः कोट्योऽर्द्धकोटी च तीर्थानां वायुरब्रवीत् ॥ ५३ ॥
prayāgasya tu tīrthasya kalāṃ nārhaṃti ṣoḍaśīm | tisraḥ koṭyo'rddhakoṭī ca tīrthānāṃ vāyurabravīt || 53 ||
Nhưng đối với thánh địa (tīrtha) Prayāga, dù chỉ một phần mười sáu cũng không nơi nào sánh kịp. Thần Vāyu đã tuyên rằng các thánh địa có ba crore và thêm nửa crore.
Vayu
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It proclaims Prayāga’s unsurpassed sanctity: other tīrthas collectively cannot equal even a small fraction of Prayāga’s spiritual merit, establishing it as preeminent in tīrtha-dharma.
By exalting Prayāga as uniquely powerful, the verse supports bhakti expressed through pilgrimage, remembrance, and acts of worship at a supremely sacred site—external devotion that nurtures inner surrender.
Primarily kalā/saṅkhyā usage (fractional measure and large-number counting like koṭi), applied to tīrtha-mahātmya; it’s a practical takeaway for interpreting Purāṇic numerical statements in ritual-geography contexts.