Shloka 65

Devanagari script

आकल्पजन्मभिः पापं संचितं मनुजैस्तु यत् । तद्भवेद्भस्मसान्माघे स्नातानां तु सितासिते ॥ ६५ ॥

Transliteration

ākalpajanmabhiḥ pāpaṃ saṃcitaṃ manujaistu yat | tadbhavedbhasmasānmāghe snātānāṃ tu sitāsite || 65 ||

Translation

一劫にわたる幾多の生で人が積み重ねた罪も、マーガ月に、黎明と黄昏に聖なる水で沐浴する者にとっては、灰となって焼き尽くされる。

Word by Word

आकल्प-जन्मभिःthrough births (over a kalpa-long span)

पापम्sin

संचितम्accumulated

मनुजैःby humans

तुindeed

यत्which

तत्that

भवेत्would become

भस्मसात्into ashes

माघेin Māgha

स्नातानाम्of those who have bathed

तुindeed

सित-असितेin the bright and dark fortnights

Speaker

Narada (teaching in the Māhātmya context of Uttara-bhāga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Māgha-snāna (Māgha-vrata context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It declares the exceptional purifying power of Māgha-snāna: even long-accumulated pāpa is said to be destroyed like ashes when one performs the prescribed sacred bath.

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

By emphasizing disciplined sacred practice in a holy month, it supports bhakti through embodied devotion—regular tīrtha-bathing done with faith and reverence as an offering to the divine order.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly uses ritual time-keeping (Jyotiṣa/kalā): bathing at the sandhyās (dawn and dusk) in Māgha is a time-specific observance central to vrata and tīrtha-ritual procedure.