Shloka 11
The Account of the Fruits of Bathing at Particular Sacred Places
Tīrtha-viśeṣa-snāna-phala
पूर्णिमा माधवे पुण्या तथा कार्तिकमाघयोः । अमावस्यास्तथैतेषां गंगास्नाने सुदुर्लभाः ॥ ११ ॥
pūrṇimā mādhave puṇyā tathā kārtikamāghayoḥ | amāvasyāstathaiteṣāṃ gaṃgāsnāne sudurlabhāḥ || 11 ||
மாதவ (வைசாக) மாதப் பௌர்ணமி புனிதமானது; அதுபோல் கார்த்திகம், மாகம் மாதப் பௌர்ணமிகளும். இம்மாதங்களின் அமாவாசைகளும் கங்கைஸ்நானத்தில் மிக அரிதாகவும் மகாபுண்ணியமாகவும் விளங்கும்.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It elevates specific lunar days (Pūrṇimā and Amāvasyā) in Vaiśākha (Mādhava), Kārttika, and Māgha as exceptionally merit-producing when joined with Gaṅgā-snāna, framing pilgrimage-bathing as a high-value dharmic act.
By prescribing sacred times and a sacred tirtha (Gaṅgā) for purificatory practice, it supports bhakti through disciplined observance—using holy calendar moments to intensify remembrance, humility, and religious merit that nourishes devotion.
It relies on Jyotiṣa/Vedic calendrics: identifying months and lunar days (Pūrṇimā, Amāvasyā) as ritual timings, a key practical rule-set for planning vrata and tirtha-based rites described in Narada Purana.