Shloka 33
The Greatness of the Month of Māgha
Māgha-snāna, Harivāsara, and the Kāṣṭhīlā-Upākhyāna
महान्ति पातकान्येतान्याशु हन्ति हरेर्दिनम् । समवेतानि चैतानि न शामयति पुष्करम् ॥ ३३ ॥
mahānti pātakānyetānyāśu hanti harerdinam | samavetāni caitāni na śāmayati puṣkaram || 33 ||
Diese großen Sünden werden rasch durch nur einen einzigen, Hari geweihten Tag vernichtet. Selbst wenn sie alle zusammen angehäuft sind, vermag Puṣkara sie nicht in gleicher Weise zu besänftigen.
Sage Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga context of tīrtha-mahātmya and Hari-dina observance)
Vrata: Harer-dinam / Hari-vāsara (contextually Ekādaśī-related observance)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It asserts the exceptional purifying power of dedicating a day to Hari—Vishnu-bhakti and vrata-observance are presented as swiftly destroying even grave accumulated sins, surpassing ordinary tīrtha merit.
By declaring “Harer dinam” as sin-destroying, the verse elevates devotional time-dedication (worship, remembrance, vrata) as a direct means of inner purification—placing bhakti above reliance on external merit alone.
The verse primarily teaches vrata-dharma (ritual discipline) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; the practical takeaway is calendar-based religious observance—choosing and consecrating a “Hari’s day” for worship as a structured dharmic practice.