Shloka 15
The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places
Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala
जन्मर्क्षे तु कृते स्नाने गंगायां भक्तिभावतः । जन्मप्रभृति पापं वै संचितं हि विनश्यति ॥ १५ ॥
janmarkṣe tu kṛte snāne gaṃgāyāṃ bhaktibhāvataḥ | janmaprabhṛti pāpaṃ vai saṃcitaṃ hi vinaśyati || 15 ||
Mais lorsque l’on se baigne dans le Gaṅgā le jour de son astre natal, avec un cœur de bhakti, les péchés amassés depuis la naissance sont, en vérité, anéantis.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada, narrating the Ganga-tirtha merit)
Vrata: Janma-nakshatra snana (birth-star bath)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that tīrtha-snāna becomes profoundly transformative when performed in the Gaṅgā with bhakti, granting purification strong enough to erase long-accumulated karmic impurity.
The verse makes inner intention central—bhaktibhāva is the activating force—so the act is not merely ritual bathing but devotional surrender expressed through tīrtha-sevā.
It reflects Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology) usage by prescribing the janma-nakṣatra (birth-star) as an auspicious timing for a purificatory rite (snāna) at a major tīrtha.