Shloka 12
The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places
Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala
कृष्णाष्टम्यां सहस्रं तु शतं स्यात्सर्वपर्वसु । अमायां च तथाष्टम्यां माघासितदले सति ॥ १२ ॥
kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ sahasraṃ tu śataṃ syātsarvaparvasu | amāyāṃ ca tathāṣṭamyāṃ māghāsitadale sati || 12 ||
Pada Kṛṣṇa-aṣṭamī (hari kelapan paruh gelap), pahala menjadi seribu kali ganda; pada semua hari perayaan suci (parva), menjadi seratus kali ganda. Demikian juga pada amāvāsyā (bulan gelap) dan juga pada hari kelapan, apabila jatuh pada paruh gelap bulan Māgha, pahala itu bertambah dengan istimewa.
Sage Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that sacred timing (tithi and parva) amplifies the fruit of worship, charity, japa, and vrata—especially on Kṛṣṇa-aṣṭamī and on key lunar days like amāvāsyā in Māgha’s dark fortnight.
By emphasizing auspicious tithis, it guides devotees to align bhakti-practices—pujā, nāma-japa, dāna, and fasting—with powerful calendrical windows where devotion yields heightened spiritual merit.
Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): the verse depends on tithi (aṣṭamī, amāvāsyā), pakṣa (kṛṣṇa/asita-dala), and māsa (Māgha) to determine ritual timing and expected results.