Shloka 44
Tīrtha-vidhi (Procedure for Holy Places) — Prayāgarāja-māhātmya
कुशोऽसि कुशपुत्रोऽसि ब्रह्मणा निर्मितः पुरा । त्वयि स्नाते तु स स्नातो यस्येदं ग्रंथिबन्धनम् ॥ ४४ ॥
kuśo'si kuśaputro'si brahmaṇā nirmitaḥ purā | tvayi snāte tu sa snāto yasyedaṃ graṃthibandhanam || 44 ||
噢，库沙啊，你即库沙，你是库沙之子，久远以前由梵天所造。若你被沐浴净化，则为其结此结缚（圣绳/仪式系带）之人，也被视为同样已沐浴清净。
Narada (traditional ritual instruction voice within Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse sacralizes kuśa grass as a Brahmā-created, ritually pure medium: purifying kuśa is treated as purifying the practitioner connected to it through a ritual knot or binding, emphasizing substitute/representational purity in Vedic rites.
While primarily ritual-focused, it supports Bhakti by framing external acts (purifying sacred materials like kuśa) as offerings done with faith and intention, aligning bodily purity and devotional resolve (saṅkalpa) before worship at tīrthas.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) and prayoga-knowledge: using kuśa and ritual knot-tying (granthi-bandhana) as a sanctioned method to transmit/represent purification within ceremonies such as snāna, saṅkalpa, and related rites.