Shloka 23

The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places

Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala

Devanagari script

मघासंज्ञेन ऋक्षेण चंद्रः संपूर्णमंडलः । गुरुणा याति संयोगं तन्महत्वं तिथेः स्मृतम् ॥ २३ ॥

Transliteration

maghāsaṃjñena ṛkṣeṇa caṃdraḥ saṃpūrṇamaṃḍalaḥ | guruṇā yāti saṃyogaṃ tanmahatvaṃ titheḥ smṛtam || 23 ||

Translation

Cuando la Luna, plena en su disco, se une en conjunción con Gurú (Júpiter) en la mansión lunar llamada Maghā, eso se recuerda como el mahātmyā, la grandeza especial de ese tithi.

Word by Word

• मघा-संज्ञेन: by/with the designation ‘Maghā’
• मघा-संज्ञेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मघा + संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (करण/Instrumental, 3rd) एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मघायाः संज्ञा यस्य तत्)

• ऋक्षेण: by the lunar mansion (nakṣatra)
• ऋक्षेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd) एकवचन

• चन्द्रः: the Moon
• चन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st) एकवचन

• संपूर्ण-मण्डलः: full-orbed (having a complete disc)
• संपूर्ण-मण्डलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संपूर्ण + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (संपूर्णं मण्डलं यस्य/सः)

• गुरुणा: with Jupiter (Guru)
• गुरुणा: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd) एकवचन

• याति: goes/attains
• याति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present) परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person) एकवचन

• संयोगम्: conjunction/union
• संयोगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd) एकवचन

• तत्-महत्त्वम्: its greatness
• तत्-महत्त्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + महत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य महत्त्वम्)

• तिथेः: of the lunar day (tithi)
• तिथेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th) एकवचन

• स्मृतम्: is said/remembered
• स्मृतम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (Past Passive Participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a tithi/nakshatra-mahatmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Chandra
• Guru (Brihaspati)
• Magha Nakshatra

FAQs

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

It highlights that the spiritual potency of a tithi can be intensified by specific Jyotiṣa conditions—here, the Moon’s fullness and its conjunction with Jupiter in Maghā—making that day especially meritorious for dharmic acts.

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

By indicating auspicious timing, it supports bhakti-practice indirectly: devotees can align pūjā, japa, dāna, and vrata with high-efficacy calendrical moments to deepen steadiness (niyama) and devotional focus.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: using nakṣatra (Maghā), tithi, and planetary conjunction (Guru–Chandra saṃyoga) to assess a day’s religious and ritual significance.