Shloka 14
The Greatness of the Month of Māgha
Māgha-snāna, Harivāsara, and the Kāṣṭhīlā-Upākhyāna
यावन्नोदयते सूर्यस्तावत्स्नानं विधीयते । आच्छादिते घनैर्व्योम्नि ह्युद्गमिष्यन्तमर्थयेत् ॥ १४ ॥
yāvannodayate sūryastāvatsnānaṃ vidhīyate | ācchādite ghanairvyomni hyudgamiṣyantamarthayet || 14 ||
যেতিয়ালৈকে সূৰ্য উদয় নহয়, তেতিয়ালৈকে স্নানবিধি। আকাশ ঘন মেঘে আচ্ছন্ন হলে, উদয় হ’বলৈ ধৰা সূৰ্যক শ্ৰদ্ধাৰে প্ৰাৰ্থনা কৰিব লাগে।
Suta (narrating Narada Purana teachings in a dharma/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes discipline in nitya-karma: performing snāna at the proper sacred time (before sunrise) to align the body-mind with purity and dharmic order (ṛta).
Even in a rule about timing, it directs the practitioner to remember and pray to Sūrya when visibility is blocked—turning routine ritual into mindful reverence, a basic form of bhakti expressed through daily practice.
It reflects Jyotiṣa-style time reckoning for rites: the injunction hinges on sunrise as a key marker, and provides a practical rule for cloudy conditions when the sun’s appearance is obscured.