Shloka 9
The Greatness of the Kāliṇdī (Yamunā): Merit of Bathing, Charity, and Faith
पक्षद्वये यथा चंद्र क्षीःयते वर्द्धते तथा । पातकं नश्यते तत्र स्नानात्पुण्यं विवर्द्धते
pakṣadvaye yathā caṃdra kṣīḥyate varddhate tathā | pātakaṃ naśyate tatra snānātpuṇyaṃ vivarddhate
যেনেকৈ দুয়ো পক্ষত চন্দ্ৰ ক্ষয়-বৃদ্ধি পায়, তেনেকৈ তাত স্নান কৰিলে পাপ নাশ হয় আৰু পুণ্য ধীৰে ধীৰে বৃদ্ধি পায়।
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Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चंद्र = चन्द्रः (visarga-lopa in saṃhitā); स्नानात्पुण्यं = स्नानात् + पुण्यम् (त् + प् → त्प्); पक्षद्वये (द्विगु-समास)
FAQs
The verse praises snāna (ritual bathing) at a sacred place (tīrtha), stating it destroys sin and increases merit.
It uses the moon’s regular decrease and increase across the two pakṣas (fortnights) as a metaphor for the predictable spiritual effect: sins diminish while merit grows through bathing there.
It teaches that intentional purificatory action—approaching sacred disciplines with faith and effort—supports moral renewal (reducing wrongdoing) and the cultivation of virtue (increasing puṇya).