Shloka 14
The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places
Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala
स्नानं गंगाजले देवि ग्रहणाच्चन्द्रसूर्ययोः । मासत्रयस्नानफलं फाल्गुनाषाढ मासयोः ॥ १४ ॥
snānaṃ gaṃgājale devi grahaṇāccandrasūryayoḥ | māsatrayasnānaphalaṃ phālgunāṣāḍha māsayoḥ || 14 ||
देवि, चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहणकाले गङ्गाजले स्नानं कृतं मासत्रयस्नानफलसमं भवति, विशेषतः फाल्गुनाषाढमासयोः॥
Narada (teaching in a dialogue addressed to Devi, within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha context)
Vrata: Grahana-snana (eclipse bath)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates eclipse-time (grahaṇa) bathing in the Gaṅgā as a powerful tirtha practice, stating that the concentrated spiritual merit equals an extended three-month regimen of sacred bathing.
While primarily a tirtha-ritual teaching, it supports bhakti by directing devotees toward sacred times and places where worshipful acts (like Gaṅgā-snāna) are considered especially fruitful and purifying.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic astronomy/astrology) is implied through the mention of lunar and solar eclipses and the months Phālguna and Āṣāḍha, showing how ritual timing (kāla) governs the expected spiritual result (phala).