Shloka 12

The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places

Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala

Devanagari script

कृष्णाष्टम्यां सहस्रं तु शतं स्यात्सर्वपर्वसु । अमायां च तथाष्टम्यां माघासितदले सति ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ sahasraṃ tu śataṃ syātsarvaparvasu | amāyāṃ ca tathāṣṭamyāṃ māghāsitadale sati || 12 ||

Translation

Am Kṛṣṇa‑aṣṭamī (dem achten Tag der dunklen Monatshälfte) ist das Verdienst tausendfach; an allen heiligen Festtagen (parvas) ist es hundertfach. Ebenso auch am Neumondtag (amāvāsyā) und am achten Tag, wenn sie in die dunkle Hälfte des Monats Māgha fallen, wird das Verdienst in besonderer Weise vermehrt.

Word by Word

• कृष्ण-अष्टम्याम्: on the dark-fortnight Aṣṭamī (Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī)
• कृष्ण-अष्टम्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘कृष्णपक्षस्य अष्टमी’

• सहस्रम्: a thousand
• सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha/Particle (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक

• स्यात्: would be / should be
• स्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सर्व-पर्वसु: on all festival/holy days
• सर्व-पर्वसु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; ‘सर्वेषु पर्वसु’

• अमायाम्: on the new-moon day
• अमायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘अमा’ = अमावस्या

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Particle (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha/Particle (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• अष्टम्याम्: on the Aṣṭamī
• अष्टम्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• माघ-असित-दले: in the dark half of Māgha
• माघ-असित-दले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक) + असित (प्रातिपदिक) + दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘माघे असितपक्षे’ इत्यर्थे ‘दल’ = पक्ष/भाग

• सति: when (it) is present/occurs
• सति: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अस् (धातु) → सत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute): ‘when/while it is (so)’

Speaker

Sage Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Māgha
• Amāvāsyā
• Kṛṣṇa-aṣṭamī

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It teaches that sacred timing (tithi and parva) amplifies the fruit of worship, charity, japa, and vrata—especially on Kṛṣṇa-aṣṭamī and on key lunar days like amāvāsyā in Māgha’s dark fortnight.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By emphasizing auspicious tithis, it guides devotees to align bhakti-practices—pujā, nāma-japa, dāna, and fasting—with powerful calendrical windows where devotion yields heightened spiritual merit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): the verse depends on tithi (aṣṭamī, amāvāsyā), pakṣa (kṛṣṇa/asita-dala), and māsa (Māgha) to determine ritual timing and expected results.