मार्कंडेय उवाच । माघमासे सिते पक्षे मकरस्थे दिवाकरे । सूर्यवारेण सप्तम्यां व्रतमेतत्समाचरेत्
mārkaṃḍeya uvāca | māghamāse site pakṣe makarasthe divākare | sūryavāreṇa saptamyāṃ vratametatsamācaret
માર્કંડેયે કહ્યું— માઘ માસના શુક્લ પક્ષમાં, સૂર્ય મકર રાશિમાં હોય ત્યારે, રવિવારે આવતી સપ્તમીએ આ વ્રત કરવું.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Puraścaraṇa Saptamī (Sūrya-linked)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rohitāśva
Scene: Sage Mārkaṇḍeya points to the sky or a pañcāṅga, indicating Māgha śukla, Makara-stha Sun, and Sunday Saptamī as the correct time for the vow.
Sacred time magnifies merit; aligning vrata with Māgha, śukla pakṣa, and Sūrya’s auspicious transit strengthens purification.
This verse glorifies auspicious calendrical alignment rather than naming a particular pilgrimage place.
Observe the vow on Saptamī that coincides with Sunday in Māgha śukla pakṣa, with the Sun in Makara.
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