Shloka 23
The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places
Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala
मघासंज्ञेन ऋक्षेण चंद्रः संपूर्णमंडलः । गुरुणा याति संयोगं तन्महत्वं तिथेः स्मृतम् ॥ २३ ॥
maghāsaṃjñena ṛkṣeṇa caṃdraḥ saṃpūrṇamaṃḍalaḥ | guruṇā yāti saṃyogaṃ tanmahatvaṃ titheḥ smṛtam || 23 ||
मघासंज्ञे नक्षत्रे चन्द्रः पूर्णमण्डलः सन् गुरुणा सह यदा संयोगं याति, तदा तस्य तिथेर्महत्त्वं स्मृतम्।
Narada (teaching within a tithi/nakshatra-mahatmya context)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"A calm, technical astrological statement that culminates in a sense of auspicious wonder at the tithi’s special greatness."}
FAQs
It highlights that the spiritual potency of a tithi can be intensified by specific Jyotiṣa conditions—here, the Moon’s fullness and its conjunction with Jupiter in Maghā—making that day especially meritorious for dharmic acts.
By indicating auspicious timing, it supports bhakti-practice indirectly: devotees can align pūjā, japa, dāna, and vrata with high-efficacy calendrical moments to deepen steadiness (niyama) and devotional focus.
Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: using nakṣatra (Maghā), tithi, and planetary conjunction (Guru–Chandra saṃyoga) to assess a day’s religious and ritual significance.