Shloka 65
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
आकल्पजन्मभिः पापं संचितं मनुजैस्तु यत् । तद्भवेद्भस्मसान्माघे स्नातानां तु सितासिते ॥ ६५ ॥
ākalpajanmabhiḥ pāpaṃ saṃcitaṃ manujaistu yat | tadbhavedbhasmasānmāghe snātānāṃ tu sitāsite || 65 ||
மனிதர்கள் கல்பம் அளவான பல பிறவிகளில் சேர்த்த பாவம் எதுவாயினும், மாகத்தில் சுக்லமோ கிருஷ்ணமோ எந்தப் பக்ஷமாக இருந்தாலும் ஸ்நானம் செய்பவர்களுக்கு அது சாம்பல்போல் எரிந்து அழிகிறது.
Narada (teaching in the Māhātmya context of Uttara-bhāga)
Vrata: Māgha-snāna (Māgha-vrata context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares the exceptional purifying power of Māgha-snāna: even long-accumulated pāpa is said to be destroyed like ashes when one performs the prescribed sacred bath.
By emphasizing disciplined sacred practice in a holy month, it supports bhakti through embodied devotion—regular tīrtha-bathing done with faith and reverence as an offering to the divine order.
It implicitly uses ritual time-keeping (Jyotiṣa/kalā): bathing at the sandhyās (dawn and dusk) in Māgha is a time-specific observance central to vrata and tīrtha-ritual procedure.