Shloka 32
The Greatness of the Month of Māgha
Māgha-snāna, Harivāsara, and the Kāṣṭhīlā-Upākhyāna
तथा दुरितसंघं तु द्वादशी हंति साधिता । ब्रह्महत्या सुरापानं स्तेयं गुर्वंगनागमः ॥ ३२ ॥
tathā duritasaṃghaṃ tu dvādaśī haṃti sādhitā | brahmahatyā surāpānaṃ steyaṃ gurvaṃganāgamaḥ || 32 ||
ដូច្នេះដែរ ប្រសិនបើបានអនុវត្តវ្រតទ្វាទសីយ៉ាងត្រឹមត្រូវ វាអាចបំផ្លាញក្រុមបាបជាច្រើន ដូចជា ការសម្លាប់ព្រះព្រាហ្មណ៍ ការផឹកស្រាមេរា ការលួច និងការរួមស្នេហាជាមួយភរិយាគ្រូ។
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: Dvādaśī-vrata (Hari-dina observance connected with Viṣṇu)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It declares Dvādaśī (when properly observed as a vrata) as a powerful means of pāpa-kṣaya—capable of destroying even grave sins—thereby reinforcing the Purāṇic emphasis on disciplined vow-observance as spiritual purification.
By praising the efficacy of Dvādaśī-vrata, it supports the Vaiṣṇava bhakti framework where regulated sacred time (tithi-based observances) and self-restraint become acts of devotion that purify the heart and support remembrance of Bhagavān.
The verse implicitly relies on calendrical/tithi discipline—practical jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa) used to identify Dvādaśī and correctly perform the vrata according to lunar days.