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• ilahabad uttar pradesh prant ka ek mahatvapoorn zila hai .
• yahaan uttar pradesh ka uchch nyayalay aur eji karyalay bhi hai .
• ilahabad ka apana aitihasik mahatv hai ramayan mean ilahabad, prayag ke nam se varnit hai.
• ilahabad ganga aur yamuna nadi par basa hua hai . ilahabad ganga aur yamuna ke sangam ke lie bahut prasiddh hai . aisa mana jata hai ki is sangam par bhoomigat roop se sarasvati nadi bhi akar milati hai .
• sangam ka dharmik mahatv bhi bahut hai .
• ilahabad shahar ka hindi sahity mean bahut mahatvapoorn yogadan hai .
• poorvi uttar pradesh mean ganga nadi ke kinare basa ilahabad bharat ka pavitr aur lokapriy tirthasthal hai . is shahar ka ullekh bharat ke dharmik granthoan mean bhi milata hai . ved, puran, ramayan aur mahabharat mean is sthan ko prayag kaha gaya hai . ganga, yamuna aur sarasvati nadiyoan ka yahaan sangam hota hai, isalie hinduoan ke lie is shahar ka vishesh mahatv hai. 12 sal bad yahaan kumbh ke mele ka ayojan hota hai . kumbh ke mele mean 2 karo d ki bhi d ikattha hone ka anuman kiya jata hai jo sambhavat: vishv mean sabase b da jamav da hai .

sangam sthal

ganga-yamuna ke sangam sthal prayag ko puranoan<balloon title="matsy 109.15; skand, kashi0 7.45; padm 6.23.27-34 tatha any" style="color:blue">*</balloon> mean 'tirtharaj' ( tirthoan ka raja ) nam se abhihit kiya gaya hai. is sangam ke sambandh mean rrigved<balloon title="rrigved khil sookt (10.75)" style="color:blue">*</balloon> mean kaha gaya hai ki jahaan krishna (kale) aur shvet (svachchh) jal vali do saritaoan ka sangam hai vahaan snan karane se manushy svargarohan karata hai. puranokti yah haian ki prajapati ne ahuti ki tin vediyaan banayi thian- kurukshetr, prayag aur gaya. inamean prayag madhyam vedi hai. mana jata hai ki yahaan ganga, yamuna aur sarasvati (patal se ane vali) tin saritaoan ka sangam hua hai. par sarasvati ka koee bahy astitv drishtigat nahian hota. puranoan<balloon title="matsy (104.12), koorm (1.36.27) tatha agni (111.6-7) adi" style="color:blue">*</balloon> ke anusar jo prayag ka darshan karake usaka namochcharan karata hai tatha vahaan ki mitti ka apane sharir par alep karata hai vah papamukt ho jata hai. vahaan snan karane vala svarg ko prapt hota hai tatha deh tyag karane vala pun: sansar mean utpann nahian hota. yah keshav ko priy (isht) hai. ise triveni kahate hai.

prayag ki vyutpatti

prayag shabd ki vyutpatti vanaparv<balloon title="vanaparv (87.18-19)" style="color:blue">*</balloon> yaj dhatu se mani gayi hai. usake anusar sarvatma brahma ne sarvapratham yahaan yajan kiya tha (ahuti di thi) isalie isaka nam prayag p d gaya. puranoan mean prayagamandal, prayag aur veni athava triveni ki vividh vyakhyaean ki gayi hai. matsy tatha padm puran ke anusar prayagamandal paanch yojan ki paridhi mean vistrit hai aur usamean pravisht hone par ek-ek pad par ashvamedh yajn ka puny milata hai. prayag ki sima pratishthan (jhooansi) se vasuki setu tak tatha kanbal aur ashvatar nagoan tak sthit hai. yah tinoan lokoan mean prajapati ki punyasthali ke nam se vikhyat hai. padm puran<balloon title="padm puran (1.43-26)" style="color:blue">*</balloon> ke anusar 'veni' kshetr prayag ki sima mean 20 dhanush tak ki doori mean vistrit hai. vahaan prayag, pratishthan (jhooansi) tatha alarkapur (arail) nam ke tin koop haian. puranoan<balloon title="matsy (110.4) aur agni (111.12)" style="color:blue">*</balloon> ke anusar vahaan tin agnikunh d bhi haian jinake madhy se hokar ganga bahati hai. vanaparv<balloon title="vanaparv (85.81 aur 85)" style="color:blue">*</balloon> tatha matsy puran<balloon title="matsy0 (104.16-17)" style="color:blue">*</balloon> mean bataya gaya hai ki prayag mean nity snan ko 'veni' arthat do nadiyoan (ganga aur yamuna) ka sangam snan kahate haian. vanaparv<balloon title="vanaparv (85.75)" style="color:blue">*</balloon> tatha any puranoan mean ganga aur yamuna ke madhy ki bhoomi ko prithvi ka jaghan ya katipradesh kaha gaya hai. isaka tatpary hai prithvi ka sabase adhik samriddh pradesh athava madhy bhag.

triveni sangam

ganga yamuna aur sarasvati ke trivenisangam ko 'oankar' nam se abhihit kiya gaya hai. 'oankar' ka 'om' parabrahm parameshvar ki or rahasyatmak sanket karata hai. yahi sarvasukhapradayini triveni ka bhi soochak hai. oankar ka akar sarasvati ka pratik, ukar yamuna ka pratik tatha makar ganga ka pratik hai. tinoan kramash: pradyumn, anirooddh tatha sankarshan (hari ke vyooh) ko udbhoot karane vali hai. is prakar in tinoan ka sangam triveni nam se vikhyat hai.<balloon title="(tristhalisetu, prishth 8)" style="color:blue">*</balloon> narasianhapuran<balloon title="narasianhapuran(64.17)" style="color:blue">*</balloon> mean vishnu ko prayag mean yogamoorti ke roop mean sthit bataya gaya hai. matsy puran<balloon title="matsy puran(111.4-10)" style="color:blue">*</balloon> ke anusar rudr dvara ek kalp ke uparant pralay karane par bhi prayag nasht nahian hota. us samay pratishthan ke uttari bhag mean brahma chhadm vesh mean, vishnu veni madhav roop mean tatha shiv vat vriksh ke roop mean avas karate haian aur sabhi dev, gandharv, siddh tatha rrishi papashaktiyoan se prayag mandal ki raksha karate haian. isilie matsy puran<balloon title="matsy puran(10.4.18)" style="color:blue">*</balloon> mean tirthayatri ko prayag jakar ek mas nivas karane tatha sanyamapoorvak devataoan aur pitaroan ki pooja karake abhisht phal prapt karane ka vidhan hai.

shiromuandan

isi prakar kshaur karm (shiromuandan) bhi prayag mean sampann hone par pap mukti hetu mana gaya hai. bachchoan aur vidhavaoan ke kshaur karm ka vidhan to hai hi, yahaan tak ki sadhava patniyoan ke kshaur karm ka bhi vidhan 'tristhali setu' ke anusar milata hai. vahaan bataya gaya hai ki sadhava striyoan ko apane keshoan ki sundar veni banakar, sabhi prakar ke keshavinyas sambandhi vyanjanoan se sajakar pati ki ajna se (veni ke agr bhag ka) kshaur karm karana chahie. tatpashchat kati huee veni ko aanjali mean lekar usake barabar svarn ya chaandi ki veni bhi lekar ju de hath se sangam sthal par baha dena chahie aur kahana chahie ki sabhi pap nasht ho jayean aur hamara saubhagy uttarottar vriddhi par rahe. nari ke lie ek matr prayag mean hi kshaur karm karane ka vidhan hai.

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prayag mean atmahatya karane ka samany siddhant ke anusar nishedh hai. kuchh apavadoan ke lie hi isako protsahan diya jata haian brahman ke hatyare, surapan karane vale, brahman ka dhan churane vale, asadhy rogi, sharir ki shuddhi mean asamarth, vriddhi jo rogi bhi ho, rog se mukt n ho saka ho, ye sabhi prayag mean atmaghat kar sakate haian.<balloon title="adipuran aur atrismriti" style="color:blue">*</balloon> grihasth jo sansar ke jivan se mukt hona chahata ho vah bhi triveni sangam par jakar vat vriksh ke niche atmaghat kar sakata hai. patni ke lie pati ke sath sahamaran ya anumaran ka vidhan hai, par garbhini ke lie yah vidhan nahian hai.<balloon title="naradiy, poorvaddh, 7.52-53" style="color:blue">*</balloon> prayag mean atmaghat karane vale ko puranoan ke anusar moksh ki prapti hoti hai.<balloon title="koorm0 (1.36.16-39)" style="color:blue">*</balloon> ke anusar yogi ganga-yamuna ke sangam par atmahatya karake svarg prapt karata hai aur pun: narak nahian dekh sakata. prayag mean vaishyoan aur shoodroan ke lie atmahatya vivashata ki sthiti mean yada-kada hi many thi. kintu brahmanoan aur kshatriyoan ke dvara atm-agnyahuti diya jana ek vishesh vidhan ke anusar uchit tha. at: jo aisa karana chahean to grahan ke din yah kary sampann karate the, ya kisi vyakti ko mooly dekar doobane ke lie kray kar lete the.<balloon title="alabarooni ka bharat, bhag 2, pri0 170)" style="color:blue">*</balloon> samany dharana yah thi ki is dharmik atmaghat se manushy janm aur maran ke bandhan se mukti pa jata hai aur use sthayi amaratv (moksh) athava nirvan ki prapti hoti hai. is dharana ka vistar yahaan tak hua ki ahiansavadi jain dharmavalambi bhi is dharmik atmaghat ko protsahan dene lage. kuchh puranoan ke anusar tirthayatra arambh karake raste mean hi vyakti yadi vyakti prayag ka nam smaran kar le to brahmalok ko pahuanch jata hai aur vahaan sannyasiyoan, siddhoan tatha muniyoan ke bich rahata hai.