Shloka 65
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
आकल्पजन्मभिः पापं संचितं मनुजैस्तु यत् । तद्भवेद्भस्मसान्माघे स्नातानां तु सितासिते ॥ ६५ ॥
ākalpajanmabhiḥ pāpaṃ saṃcitaṃ manujaistu yat | tadbhavedbhasmasānmāghe snātānāṃ tu sitāsite || 65 ||
Apa jua dosa yang dihimpun manusia sepanjang kelahiran demi kelahiran hingga merentasi satu kalpa, pada bulan Māgha—bagi mereka yang mandi di perairan suci pada waktu fajar dan senja—dosa itu menjadi hangus seperti abu.
Narada (teaching in the Māhātmya context of Uttara-bhāga)
Vrata: Māgha-snāna (Māgha-vrata context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
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.
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.
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.