Shloka 32

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

माघो देवह्रदे देवि योगसिद्धिफलप्रदः । प्रभासे मकरादित्ये स्नात्वा रुद्रगणो भवेत् ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

māgho devahrade devi yogasiddhiphalapradaḥ | prabhāse makarāditye snātvā rudragaṇo bhavet || 32 ||

Translation

देवि, देवह्रदे माघमासः योगसिद्धिफलप्रदः; प्रभासे तु मकरादित्ये स्नात्वा रुद्रगणो भवेत् ॥

Word by Word

माघःMāgha (month/rite)

देवह्रदेin Devahrada (divine lake)

देविO goddess

योगसिद्धिyogic accomplishment

फलfruit/result

प्रदःbestowing

प्रभासेat Prabhāsa

मकरादित्येon Makara-Āditya (Makara Sankranti day)

स्नात्वाhaving bathed

रुद्रगणःa member of Rudra’s hosts

भवेत्would become

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Māgha-vrata / Māgha-snāna (explicit month)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

Devi

Devahrada

Prabhasa

Aditya (Sun)

Rudra

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It links specific tīrthas and sacred timings (Māgha and Makara-Āditya) with definite spiritual outcomes—yogic siddhi-fruit at Devahrada and Rudra’s grace at Prabhāsa through tīrtha-snāna.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti here is expressed through tīrtha-sevā and snāna performed with faith; the promised result—becoming aligned with Rudra’s gaṇas—frames the act as devotional surrender to a deity’s sphere.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/astronomy) is implied by “Makara-Āditya”—the auspicious period when the Sun transits Capricorn—used to time ritual bathing for enhanced merit.