Tirthakanda 17.p45

17.p45

daśātīrthasahasrāṇi tisraḥ koṭyastathā'parāḥ | prayāge saṃsthitā nityamevamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ || trīṇi cāpyagnikuṇḍāni yeṣāṃ madhye tu jāhnavī | prayāgādabhiniṣkāntā sarvatīrthapuraskṛtā || tapanasya sutā devī triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā | gaṅgayā yamunā sārdhaṃ saṅgatā lokatāriṇī¹ | gaṅgāyamunayormadhye pṛthivyāṃ jaghanaṃ smṛtam || prayāgaṃ rājaśārdūla kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm | tisraḥ koṭyardhakoṭī ca tīrthānāṃ vāyurabravīt || divi bhuvyantarikṣe ca tatsarvaṃ jāhnavī smṛtā | prayāgaṃ sapratiṣṭhānaṃ kambalāśvatarāvubhau || bhogavatyatha yā caiṣā vedireṣā prajāpateḥ | tatra vedāśca yajñāśca mūrtimanto yudhiṣṭhira || prajāpatimupāsante ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ | yajante kratubhirdevāstathā cakradharā nṛpāḥ | tataḥ puṇyatamo nāsti triṣu lokeṣu bhārata || prayāge sarvatīrthebhyaḥ prabhavatyadhikaṃ vibho