अध्याय ११०
श्लोक 1
मत्स्य-पुराण ११० शृणु राजन्प्रयागस्य माहात्म्यं पुनरेव तु नैमिषं पुष्करं चैव गोतीर्थं सिन्धुसागरम्
matsya-purāṇa 110 śṛṇu rājanprayāgasya māhātmyaṃ punareva tu naimiṣaṃ puṣkaraṃ caiva gotīrthaṃ sindhusāgaram
हिन्दी अर्थ
ततः संध्यांशके काले सम्प्रासे च युगान्तके। स्थितास्वल्पावशिष्टासु प्रजास्विह क्रचित्कचित् अराजके युगांशे तु संक्षये समुपस्थिते।
English
Markaudeya aitl: — King! Hoar from me froiucthiiig further about the greatness of Pray/iga. The.sage.' have sai<l that Naimisa, Pu§kara, (fotirtha, Sindliusagaru, Gaya, ( liaitrakatirtha, (.hiiigasagara and other sacrod hills A'c., along with 30 croies of oilier tirtlias are present there.- - 1-3. In their Jiiidst are the tliree Agniknnda.s and the Ganges runs in I ho middle of them. The daughter of the Sun, the Vamuna— venerated by all the tirthas, has appeared in Prayaga and meets the Ganges at the eonlluence. — 4-5. The middle of the waist of the earth is said to be between the Gauges and the Y5imun.i and no other tirthas are even equal to of its greatness. Jt is saidj.)y Y5\yn.or in \V»yu piiranca? that the.*>} crores of tirthas of Heaven, Akaa and the earth are to be found in the Ganges. — b-7. Prayaga is the place where both Kambala and Asvatara reside, lliis place of enjoyment is ileseriheil as tlie altar of Prajapati. — 8.