Shloka 24

The Greatness of the Month of Māgha

Māgha-snāna, Harivāsara, and the Kāṣṭhīlā-Upākhyāna

Devanagari script

यदनेकजनुर्जन्यं यज्ज्ञानाज्ञानतः कृतम् । त्वत्तेजसा हतं चास्तु तत्तु पापं सहस्रधा ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

yadanekajanurjanyaṃ yajjñānājñānataḥ kṛtam | tvattejasā hataṃ cāstu tattu pāpaṃ sahasradhā || 24 ||

Translation

అనేక జన్మల నుండి వచ్చిన పాపమేదైనా, తెలిసి గానీ తెలియక గానీ చేసినదేదైనా—మీ దివ్య తేజస్సుతో అది నశించుగాక; ఆ పాపం సహస్రధా నశించుగాక.

Word by Word

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• aneka-januḥ-janyam: arising from many births
• aneka-januḥ-janyam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक) + januḥ (प्रातिपदिक) + janya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); compound sense: 'born of many births' (aneka-janusām janyam)

• yat: whatever
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun (repeated)

• jñāna-ajñānataḥ: knowingly or unknowingly
• jñāna-ajñānataḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + ajñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + -tas (तसिल् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (तसिलन्त अव्यय): 'from/through knowledge and ignorance'

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Karma-bhuta (कर्मभूत)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; 'done/committed'

• tvat-tejasā: by your radiance
• tvat-tejasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: tava tejasā

• hatam: destroyed
• hatam: Karma-bhuta (कर्मभूत)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (हन् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; 'destroyed'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Imperative/लोट्, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tat: that
• tat: Anuvritti (अनुवृत्ति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis/contrast

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन)

• sahasradhā: a thousandfold
• sahasradhā: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक) + dhā (धा प्रत्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning 'in a thousand ways/into a thousand parts'

Speaker

Narada (as a prayerful utterance within the Uttara-Bhaga’s devotional/tirtha framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It expresses prāyaścitta through bhakti: sins accumulated over many births—whether intentional or accidental—are sought to be destroyed by the Lord’s tejas (purifying divine power).

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

Bhakti here appears as surrenderful prayer (prapatti): rather than relying only on personal effort, the devotee invokes the Lord’s radiance to cleanse deep karmic residues, including unknown faults.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It aligns with Dharma-śāstra prāyaścitta principles—acknowledging jñānataḥ/ajñānataḥ (intentional/unintentional) acts—while emphasizing a devotional remedy centered on divine purification rather than technical ritual detail.