Shloka 16
The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places
Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala
चतुर्दश्यां माघकृष्णे व्यतीपातश्च दुर्लभः । कृष्णाष्टम्यां विशेषेण वैधृतिर्जाह्नवीजले ॥ १६ ॥
caturdaśyāṃ māghakṛṣṇe vyatīpātaśca durlabhaḥ | kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ viśeṣeṇa vaidhṛtirjāhnavījale || 16 ||
মাঘের কৃষ্ণপক্ষের চতুর্দশীতে ব্যতীপাত যোগ দুর্লভ; আর কৃষ্ণপক্ষের অষ্টমীতে বিশেষত জাহ্নবী (গঙ্গা) জলে বৈধৃতি যোগ হয়।
Narada (teaching in a tirtha-mahatmya context)
Vrata: none (timing guidance for Māgha observances/Ganga snana)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights rare astrological combinations (Vyatīpāta and Vaidhṛti) connected with specific lunar days in Māgha, implying heightened religious potency for rites—especially sacred bathing—in the Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī).
By pointing devotees to sacred times and the sanctity of the Gaṅgā, it supports bhakti expressed through tīrtha-sevā—reverent bathing, worship, and observances performed with faith during spiritually charged calendrical moments.
Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): it references specific tithis (caturdaśī, kṛṣṇāṣṭamī) and yogas (Vyatīpāta, Vaidhṛti) used to time rituals and tīrtha practices.