Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda, Shloka 14
Praise of Pilgrimage (Tīrtha) and Prelude to the Greatness of Prayāga
सूत उवाच । साधु पृष्टं महाभागाः प्रयागं प्रति सुव्रताः । हंताहं तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रयागस्योपवर्णनम्
sūta uvāca | sādhu pṛṣṭaṃ mahābhāgāḥ prayāgaṃ prati suvratāḥ | haṃtāhaṃ tatpravakṣyāmi prayāgasyopavarṇanam
苏多说道：“诸位福德具足、善誓者啊，你们问得甚好，正是关于普罗耶伽（Prayāga）。来吧——我今将详述普罗耶伽。”
Sūta
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: हन्त + अहम् → हंताहं (t + a → tā); तत् + प्रवक्ष्यामि → तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि; प्रयागस्य + उपवर्णनम् → प्रयागस्योपवर्णनम्.
FAQs
It serves as a transition: Sūta confirms the question is appropriate and announces a forthcoming detailed description (upavarṇana) of the sacred tīrtha Prayāga.
By introducing Prayāga as a subject worthy of inquiry by “suvratāḥ” (disciplined, virtuous listeners), it frames the tīrtha as spiritually significant and suitable for a māhātmya-style exposition.
It implies that sacred knowledge is best approached with restraint, vows, and sincerity—suggesting that tīrtha teachings are connected to disciplined conduct and reverent listening.