Shloka 104
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
मकरस्थे रवौ माघे न स्नात्यनुदिते रवौ । कथं पापैः प्रमुच्येत कथं वा त्रिदिवं व्रजेत् ॥ १०४ ॥
makarasthe ravau māghe na snātyanudite ravau | kathaṃ pāpaiḥ pramucyeta kathaṃ vā tridivaṃ vrajet || 104 ||
ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ମକରରେ ଥିବା ମାଘମାସରେ—ଯେ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଦୟ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ସ୍ନାନ କରେନାହିଁ, ସେ କିପରି ପାପମୁକ୍ତ ହେବ? କିପରି ସ୍ୱର୍ଗକୁ ଯିବ?
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Māgha-snāna/Tīrtha-mahātmya discourse)
Vrata: Māgha-snāna (seasonal observance)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It teaches that Māgha-snāna performed before sunrise—especially when the Sun is in Makara—is a prime purifier (pāpa-kṣaya) and a means to attain higher worlds, emphasizing disciplined timing as spiritually efficacious.
By highlighting a vowed, time-bound act (vrata) done with reverence, it frames devotion as steady practice—purification through sacred routine that supports remembrance and worship of the divine during Māgha observances.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/astronomy) is implied: the efficacy is linked to the Sun’s transit in Makara and the ritual timing of bathing before sunrise (anudita), showing how calendrical science guides vrata performance.