Shloka 10

The Greatness of the Month of Māgha

Māgha-snāna, Harivāsara, and the Kāṣṭhīlā-Upākhyāna

Devanagari script

तस्माज्जलं माघमासे पावनं हि विशेषतः । नेदृशी संगरे शूरैर्गतिः प्राप्येत सौख्यदा ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

tasmājjalaṃ māghamāse pāvanaṃ hi viśeṣataḥ | nedṛśī saṃgare śūrairgatiḥ prāpyeta saukhyadā || 10 ||

Translation

కాబట్టి మాఘమాసములో జలము విశేషంగా పవిత్రకరము; ఇంతటి సుఖదాయక గతి యుద్ధంలో శూరులకైనా లభించదు.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (therefore/from that)

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• माघ-मासे: in Māgha month
• माघ-मासे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• पावनम्: purifying
• पावनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; जलम् इति विशेषण

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये-अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• ईदृशी: such/like this
• ईदृशी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गतिक् इति विशेषण

• संगरे: in battle
• संगरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• शूरैः: by heroes
• शूरैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• गतिः: attainment/goal
• गतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्राप्येत: may be attained
• प्राप्येत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग) + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग-सामर्थ्य (may be attained)

• सौख्य-दा: giving happiness
• सौख्य-दा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: सौख्यं ददाति इति (giver of happiness)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Māgha-snāna / Māgha-vrata (implied)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Māgha (month)
• jala (sacred water)

FAQs

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

It declares Māgha-month water as exceptionally sanctifying and claims its spiritual fruit surpasses even the celebrated “heroic” attainments gained through battle, emphasizing tīrtha-based purification and merit (puṇya).

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

By praising Māgha purification as a superior ‘gati’ that grants happiness, the verse supports the bhakti-oriented Purāṇic idea that simple, faith-filled sacred practices (like tīrtha bathing) can lead to blessed outcomes beyond worldly heroism.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa-based sacred time (kāla)—the special efficacy of the Māgha month—guiding ritual practice (snāna/vrata) according to auspicious calendrical timing.