Shloka 32
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
माघो देवह्रदे देवि योगसिद्धिफलप्रदः । प्रभासे मकरादित्ये स्नात्वा रुद्रगणो भवेत् ॥ ३२ ॥
māgho devahrade devi yogasiddhiphalapradaḥ | prabhāse makarāditye snātvā rudragaṇo bhavet || 32 ||
O Goddess, the month of Māgha at Devahrada bestows the fruit of yogic accomplishment. And at Prabhāsa, when the Sun is in Makara (Capricorn), by bathing one becomes a member of Rudra’s hosts (gaṇas).
Narada
Vrata: Māgha-vrata / Māgha-snāna (explicit month)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links specific tīrthas and sacred timings (Māgha and Makara-Āditya) with definite spiritual outcomes—yogic siddhi-fruit at Devahrada and Rudra’s grace at Prabhāsa through tīrtha-snāna.
Bhakti here is expressed through tīrtha-sevā and snāna performed with faith; the promised result—becoming aligned with Rudra’s gaṇas—frames the act as devotional surrender to a deity’s sphere.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/astronomy) is implied by “Makara-Āditya”—the auspicious period when the Sun transits Capricorn—used to time ritual bathing for enhanced merit.