Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31
The Description of the Index (Anukramaṇikā) of the Padma Purāṇa
कार्तिकव्रतमाहात्म्यं माघस्नानफलं ततः । जम्बृद्वीपस्य तीर्थानां माहात्म्यं पापनाशनम् ॥ ३१ ॥
kārtikavratamāhātmyaṃ māghasnānaphalaṃ tataḥ | jambṛdvīpasya tīrthānāṃ māhātmyaṃ pāpanāśanam || 31 ||
यानंतर कार्तिकव्रताचे माहात्म्य, पुढे माघमासातील स्नानफळ, तसेच जम्बूद्वीपातील तीर्थांचे पापनाशक माहात्म्यही सांगितले आहे।
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana’s section-outline in an anukramanika style)
Vrata: Kārtika-vrata; Māgha-snāna (seasonal observance)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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It functions as a topic-marker, highlighting that observing Kārtika-vrata, performing Māgha-snāna, and honoring Jambūdvīpa’s tīrthas are presented as powerful dharmic practices that purify and destroy sin (pāpa).
By pointing to vrata, sacred bathing, and tīrtha-mahātmya, it frames devotion as lived practice—regular vows and holy observances that support remembrance of the Divine and inner purification.
Ritual timing and observance are implied: month-based disciplines (Kārtika, Māgha) reflect calendrical and dharmic procedure (kalā/saṃvatsara reckoning used in ritual practice), guiding when specific snāna and vrata are traditionally undertaken.